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Locality Name:
Limu Ta-Sn Ore Field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 214

mindat Locality ID: 64721
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64721.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Limu Ta-Sn Ore Field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Jinzhuyuan Mine
Laohutou Mine
Niulanling Mine
Shuiximiao Mine
Xiangtanling Mine

Latitude: 25°10'0"N
Longitude: 110°52'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.166666666667,110.875
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 As Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu F Fe H Mn Mo Nb O P S Si Sn Ti U W Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTopazTripliteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Diaspore  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Varlamoffite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)214214538338,38339,38340,38341,383428803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO221421402162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS214214538338,38339,38340,38341,383429052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182142141383414286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3214214238340,383421935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS421421405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)214214338340,38341,3834227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2214214538338,38339,38340,38341,383425171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2214214338340,38341,3834227198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62142140518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6214214138341289
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)214214138341481
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)2142140551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2142141383412740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2214214438338,38340,38341,383429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS21421413834124243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3214214014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)2142140469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O321421405433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)421421405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214214014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)214214538338,38339,38340,38341,383424924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS221421405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214214538338,38339,38340,38341,3834217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214214338338,38339,3834139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8214214338340,38341,383429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214214538338,38339,38340,38341,3834261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2214214338338,38339,383415614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2142141383414894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS21421413834121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4214214538338,38339,38340,38341,38342668
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6214214338338,38339,38341211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2214214538338,38339,38340,38341,383421476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F2142140233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO221421402718
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2214214056
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2142140939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)214214338338,38339,383415251


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
Kristen001971214214214 mineralization age     Nb, Ta, W, Sn64721Limu Ta-Sn Ore Field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaLimuJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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