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Locality Name:
Beigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 288.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 167.9

mindat Locality ID: 242434
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-242434.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°53'44"N
Longitude: 115°34'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.895555555556,115.57666666667

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)288.5167.908803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)288.5167.9027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2288.5167.9027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)288.5167.908173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS288.5167.9024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu288.5167.9030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3288.5167.9014640
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2288.5167.9017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2288.5167.9039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2179.5175.7061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS288.5167.9021482



5 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
Kristen002419179.5175.7177.6±1.9Ar-ArAu mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complexquartz  YesQuartz Au144523Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaHougou Gold DepositBao et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006OGR61_107 
Kristen002420177.9167.9172.9±5Ar-ArAu mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complexk-feldspar  Yes Au144523Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaHougou Gold DepositBao et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006OGR61_107 
Kristen002421288.5287.7288.1±0.4Ar-ArAu mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complexk-feldspar  Yes Au144523Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaHougou Gold DepositBao et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006OGR61_107 
Kristen002422188187.2187.6±0.4Ar-ArAu mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complexsericite  Yes Au144523Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaHougou Gold DepositBao et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006OGR61_107 
Kristen002423203.6201.6202.6±1Ar-ArAu mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complexk-feldspar  Yes Au144523Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaHougou Gold DepositBao et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006OGR61_107 


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