Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 125
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125

mindat Locality ID: 232684
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232684.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Fenghuangdong Sn Deposit
Kuangbei Sn Occurrence
Mikengshan Sn Deposit
Shangwan Sn Deposit
Xikengjing Mine
Yanbei Sn Deposit

Latitude: 25°16'10"N
Longitude: 115°40'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.269444444444,115.66833333333

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	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Kaolinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Annite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Matildite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Topaz ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si Th

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Kaolinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Topaz Zircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	125	125	1	41402	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	125	125	2	41400,41402	8803
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	125	125	1	41402	356
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	125	125	1	41400	9052
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	125	125	1	41402	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	125	125	1	41402	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	125	125	5	41397,41398,41400,41401,41402	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	125	125	2	41400,41402	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	125	125	1	41402	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	125	125	1	41402	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	125	125	2	41400,41402	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	125	125	1	41402	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	125	125	2	41400,41402	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	125	125	2	41400,41402	14899
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	125	125	1	41402	252
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	125	125	1	41402	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	125	125	2	41401,41402	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	125	125	2	41400,41402	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	125	125	1	41402	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	125	125	2	41400,41402	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	125	125	1	41402	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	125	125	2	41400,41402	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	125	125	2	41400,41402	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	125	125	2	41400,41402	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	125	125	1	41402	92
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	125	125	2	41400,41402	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	125	125	1	41402	668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	125	125	1	41402	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	125	125	0		1006
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	125	125	3	41397,41400,41402	1476
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	125	125	1	41402	939

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002020	125	125	125		mineralization age								Sn, Cu	145181	Yanbei Sn Deposit, Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Yanbei	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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