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Locality Name:
Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 750

mindat Locality ID: 134702
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134702.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Heigou Mine
Huashugou Mine

Latitude: 39°19'48"N
Longitude: 97°57'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.33,97.955
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldsparMalachiteMicaNickeline
NonePyritePyroxeneQuartzSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)7507501378208803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)27507501378203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)75075013782011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS47507501378205516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)75075013782027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7507501378205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS275075013782027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS7507501378204165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O675075004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2750750237819,378209895
Graphite  (*)NoneC7507501378202812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3750750237819,3782014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O37507501378205433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4750750237819,3782014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)275075013782012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)275075013782017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2750750237819,3782039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S87507501378209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2750750237819,3782061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)750750237819,378206417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS75075013782021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S137507501378205317
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)7507501378205251


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-00399750750Neoproterozoic       S210265Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, ChinaHuashugouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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