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Locality Name:
Shuiximiao 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: 157651
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157651.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shuiximiao 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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
MicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStannite
TopazZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Diaspore  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)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
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1821421404286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)214214027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO221421405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2214214027198
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62142140289
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2142140481
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F21421402740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF221421409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS214214024243
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21421404924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214214017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214214039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S821421409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214214061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO221421405614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)21421404894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS214214021482
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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