Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dongposhan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 163.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 156205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156205.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dongposhan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	None	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Sphalerite

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 C Ca F Fe H Mg O Pb S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H Mg O Pb S Si W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clinozoisite Epidote Fluorite Garnet None Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Sphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Andradite ()*	Calcite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	163.2	130	1534
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	163.2	130	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	163.2	130	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	163.2	130	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	163.2	130	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	163.2	130	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	163.2	130	24243
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	163.2	130	741
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	163.2	130	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	158	130	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	163.2	130	21482

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001976	151	151	151		mineralization age		Yes		Sn, Bi	156206	Jinchuantang Sn-Bi Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Jinchuangtang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001974	151	151	151		mineralization age		Yes		W, Sn, Mo, Bi	64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001975	153.4	153.4	153.4		mineralization age		Yes		W, Sn, Mo, Bi	64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen002252	158	130	158-130	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite	Yes	Molybdenite	W, Sn, Mo, Bi	64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
MD43_375-00003	154.5	147.5	151.0±3.5				Yes			64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
MD43_375-00009	163.2	158.4	160.8±2.4	Sm-Nd		garnet, diopside	Yes			64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
Mo-00292	158	130	158–130	Re-Os		molybdenite	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	64765	Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Shizhuyuan Mine	Zhang et al. (2005)	10.1007/s00126-004-0451-y	MD39_960

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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