Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 52

mindat Locality ID: 187274
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187274.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Huangao District
Lujing Deposit (Sanerer Deposit; U Deposit No. 322)
Niuweiling Deposit (U Deposit No. 324)
Shabazi U Deposit (Shabon U Deposit; SBZ U Deposit)
Yangjiaonao U Deposit

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

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Y Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1413418803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1413391272
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)57052241341,4134427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS257052241341,4134427198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8241339,413411756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18570521413441008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6570521413444135
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF257052241341,413449617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS57052241341,4134424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1413397437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314134114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35705205433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41413415591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O457052014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21413395674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1413394924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)257052241339,4134417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS257052241341,4134439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8570521413449056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO257052241341,4134461156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5570521413441516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14134121482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1413414899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1413391059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO25452641340,41341,41342,41343,41344,413452718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O141339890
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)141339939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1413415251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000916The Shabon U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000917The Shabon U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000918The Shabon U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China


3 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
Giersdorf_00000916570570570 wall rock age      210705Shabazi U Deposit (Shabon U Deposit; SBZ U Deposit), Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaShabon U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000917545454U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU210705Shabazi U Deposit (Shabon U Deposit; SBZ U Deposit), Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaShabon U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000918525252U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU210705Shabazi U Deposit (Shabon U Deposit; SBZ U Deposit), Lujing Uranium Ore Field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaShabon U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality


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