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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

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: 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: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArgyroditeArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedrite

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 nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S156.7152.902793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2156.7152.903419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)156.7152.908803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3156.7152.901534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2156.7152.903092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS156.7152.909052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)156.7152.9011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi156.7152.901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3156.7152.901935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4156.7152.905516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)156.7152.9027770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6156.7152.9091
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2156.7152.905171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2156.7152.9027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS156.7152.902600
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6156.7152.904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2156.7152.909895
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe156.7152.9043
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)156.7152.908173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2156.7152.909617
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3156.7152.90105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS156.7152.9024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3156.7152.901544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2156.7152.90209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6156.7152.90741
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te156.7152.90804
Hocartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2FeSnS4156.7152.9031
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S22156.7152.9028
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S156.7152.9086
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4156.7152.905591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4156.7152.9014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2156.7152.905674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2156.7152.90252
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2156.7152.90300
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2156.7152.905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2156.7152.9017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se156.7152.90192
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)156.7152.902349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2156.7152.902273
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te3156.7152.9057
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]156.7152.90716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3156.7152.90733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3156.7152.901425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2156.7152.9039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8156.7152.909056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2156.7152.9061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)156.7152.901711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)156.7152.904894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)156.7152.906417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS156.7152.9021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4156.7152.90668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4156.7152.90586
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)156.7152.9092
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2156.7152.9033
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13156.7152.905317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2156.7152.902562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS156.7152.901044
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3156.7152.90297



6 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
Kristen001981154.8154.8154.8 mineralization age   Yes Pb, Zn248411Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001982153.8153.8153.8 mineralization age   Yes Pb, Zn248411Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001983154.2154.2154.2 mineralization age   Yes Pb, Zn248411Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001984153.9153.9153.9 mineralization age   Yes Pb, Zn248411Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
MD43_375-00004156.7152.9154.8±1.9     Yes  248411Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 
sedznpb-00164156.7152.9154.8±1.9        710Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaHuangshapingSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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