Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jinjiazhuang 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: 144522
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144522.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 40°52'37"N
Longitude: 115°34'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.876944444444,115.57666666667

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite
Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite
Marcasite Mica Millerite None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	288.5	167.9	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	288.5	167.9	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	288.5	167.9	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	288.5	167.9	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	288.5	167.9	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	288.5	167.9	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	288.5	167.9	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	288.5	167.9	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	288.5	167.9	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	288.5	167.9	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	288.5	167.9	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	288.5	167.9	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	288.5	167.9	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	288.5	167.9	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	288.5	167.9	17380
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	288.5	167.9	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	288.5	167.9	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	288.5	167.9	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	179.5	175.7	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	288.5	167.9	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	288.5	167.9	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	288.5	167.9	586
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	288.5	167.9	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	288.5	167.9	5317

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002419	179.5	175.7	177.6±1.9	Ar-Ar	Au mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complex	quartz	Yes	Quartz	Au	144523	Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China	Hougou Gold Deposit	Bao et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006	OGR61_107
Kristen002420	177.9	167.9	172.9±5	Ar-Ar	Au mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complex	k-feldspar	Yes		Au	144523	Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China	Hougou Gold Deposit	Bao et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006	OGR61_107
Kristen002421	288.5	287.7	288.1±0.4	Ar-Ar	Au mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complex	k-feldspar	Yes		Au	144523	Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China	Hougou Gold Deposit	Bao et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006	OGR61_107
Kristen002422	188	187.2	187.6±0.4	Ar-Ar	Au mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complex	sericite	Yes		Au	144523	Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China	Hougou Gold Deposit	Bao et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006	OGR61_107
Kristen002423	203.6	201.6	202.6±1	Ar-Ar	Au mineralization realted to Shuiquangou syenite complex	k-feldspar	Yes		Au	144523	Hougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou Gold Field, Chicheng Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China	Hougou Gold Deposit	Bao et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.006	OGR61_107

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