Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Songlin Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 558
Youngest recorded age at locality: 518

mindat Locality ID: 231453
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231453.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Songlin Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°42'40"N
Longitude: 106°41'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.711111111111,106.69944444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Millerite	None	Pyrite	Spinel

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: Bi C Ca Fe Mg Mo Ni O Pb S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Bi C Ca Fe Mg Mo Ni O Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Millerite None Pyrite Spinel

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Dolomite ()*	Jordisite ()*	Millerite ()*	Parkerite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	558	518	9895
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	558	518	102
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	558	518	1066
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	558	518	55
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	558	518	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	558	518	39462

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00363	556	526	541±15	Re-Os	molybdenite	HJW-1-1	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00364	555	527	541±14	Re-Os	molybdenite	HJW-1-3	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00365	556	526	541±15	Re-Os	molybdenite	HJW-2-3	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00366	550	518	534±16	Re-Os	molybdenite	ZHL-7	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00367	554	524	539±15	Re-Os	molybdenite	ZHL-7-1	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00368	558	524	541±17	Re-Os	molybdenite	ZHL-7-2	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00369	557	525	541±16	Re-Os	molybdenite	ZHL-7-3	Yes	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051

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