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Locality Name:
Xintianling W-Bi Deposit, Xintianling W-polymetallic Ore Field, Qitianling Complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 157.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 157.1

mindat Locality ID: 225334
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225334.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xintianling W-Bi Deposit, Xintianling W-polymetallic Ore Field, Qitianling Complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°42'0"N
Longitude: 112°52'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.7,112.86666666667
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 As B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastonite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Feruvite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)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)2157.1157.103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)157.1157.108803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3157.1157.101534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS157.1157.109052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3157.1157.101935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4157.1157.105516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)157.1157.1027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2157.1157.105171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2157.1157.1027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8157.1157.101756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6157.1157.104135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)157.1157.108173
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)157.1157.1015
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2157.1157.109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS157.1157.1024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3157.1157.101544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6157.1157.10741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3157.1157.105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4157.1157.1014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2157.1157.105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2157.1157.1017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)157.1157.102349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2157.1157.102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2157.1157.1039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8157.1157.109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2157.1157.1061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)157.1157.104894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3157.1157.101214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS157.1157.1021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2157.1157.102562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10157.1157.101395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3157.1157.101247


1 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
Kristen001979157.1157.1157.1 mineralization age   Yes W248415Xintianling W-polymetallic Ore Field, Qitianling Complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaXintianlingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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