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Locality Name:
Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 175
Youngest recorded age at locality: 175

mindat Locality ID: 225329
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225329.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Dalingbei W-Sn Deposit
Dapu Mine
Dashan W-Sn Deposit
Daweishan Mine
Guojialiao Mine
Jiangjunzhai W Deposit
Lingtou W Occurrence
Shangshan W Deposit
Tangqiu Mine
Tianlou W Deposit
Tutianmen W Deposit
Wuzhifeng W Deposit
Zhuantou'ao Mine
Zhushanpai W-Sn Deposit

Latitude: 25°23'29"N
Longitude: 113°29'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.391388888889,113.48694444444

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
StibniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastonite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1751751402248803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1751751402289052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1751751402241966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31751751402251935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)175175540225,40227,40229,40233,4023427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2175175640221,40223,40225,40229,40233,402345171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2175175640224,40225,40229,40230,40233,4023427198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6175175440225,40229,40233,402344135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2175175340229,40233,402349895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2175175640224,40225,40229,40232,40233,402349617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS175175740225,40227,40229,40230,40232,40233,4023424243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O317517505433
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1751751402244924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2175175340221,40224,402255800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2175175640221,40224,40228,40229,40233,4023417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2175175840225,40227,40228,40229,40230,40232,40233,4023439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8175175340229,40233,402349056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2175175940221,40224,40225,40228,40229,40230,40232,40233,4023461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1751751040221,40225,40227,40228,40229,40230,40231,40232,40233,402344894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS175175740225,40227,40229,40230,40232,40233,4023421482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21751751402241476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2175175340229,40233,402342562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10175175440225,40229,40233,402341395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3175175340229,40233,402341247



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
MD43_375-00002175175175        225329Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaBaiyunxianYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 


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