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Locality Name:
Chaoshan Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 135088
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135088.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chaoshan Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°55'0"N
Longitude: 117°53'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.916666666667,117.8875

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	3419
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	150.9	131.1	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	150.9	131.1	2060
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	150.9	131.1	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	150.9	131.1	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	150.9	131.1	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	150.9	131.1	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	150.9	131.1	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	150.9	131.1	966
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	150.9	131.1	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	150.9	131.1	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	150.9	131.1	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	150.9	131.1	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	150.9	131.1	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	150.9	131.1	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	150.9	131.1	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	150.9	131.1	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	150.9	131.1	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	150.9	131.1	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	150.9	131.1	30554
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	150.9	131.1	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	150.9	131.1	14640
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	150.9	131.1	66
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	150.9	131.1	5591
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	150.9	131.1	128
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	150.9	131.1	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	150.9	131.1	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	150.9	131.1	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	150.9	131.1	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	313
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	150.9	131.1	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	150.9	131.1	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	150.9	131.1	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	150.9	131.1	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	150.9	131.1	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	150.9	131.1	21482
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	150.9	131.1	276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	150.9	131.1	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	150.9	131.1	4899
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	150.9	131.1	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	150.9	131.1	1247

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
DeepDive-Co-0054	145	135	145-135	U-Pb	composite of U-Pb zircon ages of Igneous rocks within the ore field: small intrusions or dykes emplaced at intermediate to shallow depths, mainlyintermediate to felsic quartz monzodiorites, granodiorites, pyroxene monzodiorites, and adamellite porphyries			Yes				135086	Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Shizishan ore field	Xu et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.012	OGR43_347	composite of U-Pb zircon ages of Igneous rocks within the ore field: small intrusions or dykes emplaced at intermediate to shallow depths, mainlyintermediate to felsic quartz monzodiorites, granodiorites, pyroxene monzodiorites, and adamellite porphyries
Chen2007tbl01-38	145	66	Cretaceous					Yes		Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum		135087	Baocun Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Baocun, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
IGR50_392-00001	150.9	131.1	141±9.9	Re-Os		pyrrhotite			Pyrrhotite			135088	Chaoshan Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Chaoshan gold deposit	Wang et al (2008)	10.2747/0020-6814.50.4.392	IGR50_392
Mo-00260	141	137	139±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	DtsZK231-1	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00261	142.4	137.4	139.9±2.5	Re-Os		molybdenite	DtsZK231-2	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00262	142.2	137	139.6±2.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK231-3	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00263	141.2	134.8	138±3.2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38151	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00264	142.8	138.8	140.8±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38152	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00265	140.7	136.7	138.7±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38152	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Chen2007tbl01-37	145	66	Cretaceous					Yes		Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite		135083	Shizishan Cu-Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Shizishan, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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