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Locality Name:
Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 135017
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135017.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°6'0"N
Longitude: 114°54'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.1,114.90638888889

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O S Se Si Te 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O S Se Si Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteFeldsparKaolinite
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTetradymite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Bellidoite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Umangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14566011547
Bellidoite  (*)NoneCu2Se1456606
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41456605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1456605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12212204165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61456604135
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41456605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21456605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456602349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21456602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21456603106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1456606417
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3145660276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S145660510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21456602562
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se214566071



2 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
Chen2007tbl01-2514566Cretaceous      Bellidoite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Tellurobismuthite, Tetradymite, Umangite, Electrum 135017Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaJiguanzui, Daye, HubeiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Emily000550122122        Au, Ag, Cu135017Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaJiguanzuiZhao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6OGR14_227 


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