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Locality Name:
Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34

mindat Locality ID: 157638
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157638.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Jiangjunling Sn-W Deposit
Lijiayuan Sn Deposit
Maoantan Pegmatite Field
Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field
Shangtangcun Pb-Zn Deposit
Tangjiawan Sn-W Deposit

Latitude: 26°11'59"N
Longitude: 110°49'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.199722222222,110.83305555556

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 Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe H O P Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Uraninite  (*)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)238365,383678803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33503401534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1383679052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O963401272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181383674286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31383671935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35034238367,3836827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2438365,38366,38367,383745171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213837427198
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6138367289
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235034338368,38370,383719895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS238373,3837424243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33503413836814640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3238366,383675433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413836714899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1383674924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS235034338367,38368,383745800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)235034338365,38367,3836817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235034238367,3836839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81383679056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235034438365,38367,38368,3837461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)35034338367,38368,383744894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31383671214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS238373,3837421482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6138367688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6138367211
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1383671006
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO29634438367,38368,38370,383712718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1383675251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000902The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000903The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000904The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000905The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000906The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000907The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000908The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China


7 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
Giersdorf_00000902350350350 wall rock age      225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000903969696U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000904747474U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000905626262U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000906575757U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000907474747U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000908343434U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality


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