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Locality Name:
Xiazhuang Deposit (U Deposit No. 336), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 93

mindat Locality ID: 210692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiazhuang Deposit (U Deposit No. 336), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°34'47"N
Longitude: 114°12'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.579722222222,114.21333333333

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: C Ca F Fe H O S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca F Fe H O S Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCorundumFluoriteMarcasiteNonePyriteQuartzZircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9393027770
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O93930566
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2939309617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39393014640
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2939305674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29393039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29393061156
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2939302718



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
Kristen002025939393 mineralization age   Yes U14754Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, ChinaXiazhuangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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