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Locality Name:
Dingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 570

mindat Locality ID: 135232
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135232.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°8'25"N
Longitude: 118°7'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.140277777778,118.13
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastonite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tremolite  (*)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)257057003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)57057008803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe5705700489
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)357057001534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)570570027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)57057004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2570570027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O657057004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)257057009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)57057008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF257057009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS570570024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu570570030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)357057001544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3570570014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4570570014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS257057005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2570570017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)257057002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2570570039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S857057009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2570570061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg57057005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS570570021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1357057005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)257057002562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO357057001247


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
vms-00407570570Neoproterozoic, Sinian     Yes S135228Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, ChinaMeixianMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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