Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 515
Youngest recorded age at locality: 515

mindat Locality ID: 144966
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144966.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°38'56"N
Longitude: 104°15'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.648888888889,104.25833333333

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

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 Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	515	515	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	515	515	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	515	515	30554
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	515	515	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	515	515	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	515	515	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	515	515	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	515	515	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	515	515	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	515	515	5317

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run 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
	vms-00409	515	515	Middle Cambrian										S	144966	Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Sigequan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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