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Locality Name:
Laohutou Mine, 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: 157648
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157648.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Laohutou Mine, Limu Ta-Sn Ore Field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O S Si Sn Ta Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O S Si Sn Ta Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteClayColumbiteFeldsparMicaNonePyriteQuartzRutileSphalerite
StanniteTopazZircon

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Stannite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)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)21421408803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS21421409052
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO221421405171
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21421404924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214214017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214214039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214214061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO221421405614
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS42142140668
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O62142140211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F221421401476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)21421405251



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   Yes 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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