Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 156.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 152.9

mindat Locality ID: 710
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-710.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°39'31"N
Longitude: 112°40'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.658611111111,112.67833333333

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Empressite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Grossular ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Hodrušite ()*	Joséite-B ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pilsenite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stützite ()*	Teallite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	156.7	152.9	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	156.7	152.9	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	156.7	152.9	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	156.7	152.9	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	156.7	152.9	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	156.7	152.9	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	156.7	152.9	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	156.7	152.9	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	156.7	152.9	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	156.7	152.9	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	156.7	152.9	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	156.7	152.9	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	156.7	152.9	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	156.7	152.9	2600
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	156.7	152.9	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	156.7	152.9	9895
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	156.7	152.9	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	156.7	152.9	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	156.7	152.9	9617
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	156.7	152.9	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	156.7	152.9	24243
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	156.7	152.9	1544
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	156.7	152.9	741
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	156.7	152.9	804
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	156.7	152.9	31
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂	156.7	152.9	28
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	156.7	152.9	86
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	156.7	152.9	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	156.7	152.9	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	156.7	152.9	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	156.7	152.9	252
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	156.7	152.9	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	156.7	152.9	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	156.7	152.9	192
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	156.7	152.9	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	156.7	152.9	57
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	156.7	152.9	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	156.7	152.9	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	156.7	152.9	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	156.7	152.9	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	156.7	152.9	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	156.7	152.9	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	156.7	152.9	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	156.7	152.9	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	156.7	152.9	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	156.7	152.9	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	156.7	152.9	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	156.7	152.9	586
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	156.7	152.9	92
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	156.7	152.9	33
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	156.7	152.9	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	156.7	152.9	1044
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	156.7	152.9	297

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001981	154.8	154.8	154.8	mineralization age	Yes	Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001982	153.8	153.8	153.8	mineralization age	Yes	Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001983	154.2	154.2	154.2	mineralization age	Yes	Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001984	153.9	153.9	153.9	mineralization age	Yes	Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
MD43_375-00004	156.7	152.9	154.8±1.9		Yes		248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
sedznpb-00164	156.7	152.9	154.8±1.9				710	Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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