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Locality Name:
Xingluokeng W-Mo Deposit, Qingliu Co., Sanming, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 156.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 156.3

mindat Locality ID: 16290
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16290.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xingluokeng W-Mo Deposit, Qingliu Co., Sanming, Fujian, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°9'0"N
Longitude: 116°47'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.15,116.78333333333

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArsenicBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyriteQuartz
RutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibniteTalcTungstite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tungstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)156.3156.308803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5156.3156.301310
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2156.3156.305509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18156.3156.304286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi156.3156.301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3156.3156.301935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)156.3156.30716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)156.3156.3027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2156.3156.305171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2156.3156.3027198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4156.3156.30321
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2156.3156.309617
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O156.3156.306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3156.3156.3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4156.3156.305591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2156.3156.3012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2156.3156.305800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3156.3156.30140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O156.3156.301508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2156.3156.3017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)156.3156.302349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2156.3156.3039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2156.3156.303106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2156.3156.3061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2156.3156.305614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)156.3156.304894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS156.3156.3021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2156.3156.303337
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O156.3156.30118



1 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
Kristen001986156.3156.3156.3 mineralization age     W, Mo16290Xingluokeng W-Mo Deposit, Qingliu Co., Sanming, Fujian, ChinaXingluokengJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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