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Locality Name:
Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 140

mindat Locality ID: 64735
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64735.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°55'14"N
Longitude: 111°29'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.920555555556,111.49805555556
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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)216414003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16414008803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)316414001534
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1816414004286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164140027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16414005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2164140027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O616414004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216414009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16414008173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1641400345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF216414009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS164140024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)316414001544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61641400741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164140014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316414005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164140014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164140012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS216414005800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31641400140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164140017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O16414002994
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1641400494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164140039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816414009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164140061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216414005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)16414004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164140021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O16414004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)216414002562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1016414001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO316414001247


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000355porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit
Emily000356porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit
Emily000357porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit
Emily000358porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit
Emily000359porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit


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
Kristen002244156146156-146Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Mo, W135126Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00325156146156–146Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, PowelliteMo135126Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu Mo depositZhang et al. (2005)10.1007/s00126-004-0451-yMD39_960 
Emily000355151141146±5Re-Os molybdeniteN83-39  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64735Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu-SandaozhuangMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000356152140146±6Re-Os molybdeniteN83-37  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64735Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu-SandaozhuangMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000357164148156±8Re-Os molybdeniteN0-26  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64735Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu-SandaozhuangMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000358148.1148.1 Re-Os molybdeniteN83-52  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64735Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu-SandaozhuangMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000359153141147±6Re-Os molybdenite3-3  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64735Nannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, ChinaNannihu-SandaozhuangMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 

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