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Locality Name:
Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 48529
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48529.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidote
FeldsparGypsumHumiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcValleriiteVesuvianite
WollastoniteWurtzite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Humite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2140.5135.503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)140.5135.508803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)140.5135.501588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2140.5135.503092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4140.5135.50708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS140.5135.509052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)140.5135.5027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S140.5135.505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2140.5135.5027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2140.5135.50285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2140.5135.50236
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3140.5135.50802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6140.5135.504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2140.5135.509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)140.5135.508173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)140.5135.501188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS140.5135.5024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu140.5135.5030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O140.5135.506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3140.5135.5014640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2140.5135.5080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4140.5135.5014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2140.5135.505674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2140.5135.505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2140.5135.5017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2140.5135.502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2140.5135.5039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8140.5135.509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2140.5135.5061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)140.5135.506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS140.5135.5021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2140.5135.503337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2140.5135.502562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]140.5135.50237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10140.5135.501395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3140.5135.501247


11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0054145135145-135U-Pbcomposite 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  135086Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaShizishan ore fieldXu et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.012OGR43_347composite 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
Chen2007tbl01-3814566Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum 135087Baocun Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaBaocun, Tongling, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
IGR50_392-00001150.9131.1141±9.9Re-Os pyrrhotite  YesPyrrhotite  135088Chaoshan Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaChaoshan gold depositWang et al (2008)10.2747/0020-6814.50.4.392IGR50_392 
Mo-00260141137139±2Re-Os molybdeniteDtsZK231-1 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00261142.4137.4139.9±2.5Re-Os molybdeniteDtsZK231-2 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00262142.2137139.6±2.6Re-Os molybdenitedtsZK231-3 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00263141.2134.8138±3.2Re-Os molybdenitedtsZK38151 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00264142.8138.8140.8±2Re-Os molybdenitedtsZK38152 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00265140.7136.7138.7±2Re-Os molybdenitedtsZK38152 YesMolybdenite Mo52165Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaDatuanshanMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Michelle_0002140.5135.5138.0±2.5Os-OsAge of intrusionmolybdeniteTL-7  MolybdeniteQuartzCu, Mo, Au48529Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaLonghushan Cu-Au-Mo vein depositSun et al. (2003)10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175EG98_175Fig. 2B, Fig. 3B
Chen2007tbl01-3714566Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite 135083Shizishan Cu-Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaShizishan, Tongling, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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