Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 178
Youngest recorded age at locality: 112

mindat Locality ID: 157480
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157480.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field
Jinshan Au Ore Field
Yinshan Ore Field
Zhulin Au Deposit
Zuomiban

Latitude: 28°58'49"N
Longitude: 117°39'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.980277777778,117.66638888889

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	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lawsonite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Lawsonite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Wurtzite Zircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berzelianite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcomenite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hydrobiotite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Matildite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paragonite ()*	Petzite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Umangite ()*	Variscite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

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	178	170	2	41589,41597	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41587	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	173	112	1	41580	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	178	112	8	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41597,41599	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	41599	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	173	112	2	41582,41589	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	173	112	1	41582	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	173	112	1	41580	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	173	112	3	41582,41583,41585	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	173	112	4	41580,41587,41588,41589	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	41599	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	178	112	7	41582,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	178	112	7	41582,41583,41587,41588,41591,41596,41597	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	173	112	1	41583	66
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	178	170	1	41596	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	178	112	2	41580,41596	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	178	112	6	41582,41583,41585,41589,41596,41597	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	178	170	1	41597	843
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	178	112	3	41580,41583,41597	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	178	112	8	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41597	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	173	112	2	41580,41582	154
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	173	112	2	41580,41587	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	173	112	1	41580	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	173	112	1	41582	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	178	112	4	41582,41583,41585,41597	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	173	112	1	41583	40
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	178	112	8	41582,41583,41585,41587,41589,41591,41596,41597	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	173	112	1	41583	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	41587	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	41589,41599	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	173	112	1	41580	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	178	112	5	41582,41583,41589,41596,41597	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	173	112	1	41580	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	173	112	1	41580	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	178	112	2	41580,41597	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	178	112	2	41583,41596	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	173	112	1	41580	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	173	112	4	41582,41587,41588,41589	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	178	170	1	41597	34
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	178	112	2	41580,41596	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	178	170	2	41596,41597	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	112	4	41582,41583,41585,41589	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	178	170	1	41596	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	178	112	2	41582,41596	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	178	170	2	41591,41597	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	178	170	1	41597	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	178	112	9	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41599	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	173	112	2	41580,41589	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	178	112	9	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41596,41597,41598	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	41587,41589	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	173	112	2	41580,41582	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	178	112	5	41582,41583,41587,41588,41597	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	173	112	3	41582,41583,41585	804
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	173	112	1	41582	49
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	173	112	6	41580,41582,41583,41587,41589,41599	5433
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	41599	154
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	178	170	1	41597	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	178	112	4	41580,41583,41587,41597	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	173	112	1	41582	1271
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	41599	121
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	173	112	5	41582,41583,41587,41588,41589	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	178	112	4	41582,41587,41589,41591	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	173	112	1	41583	252
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	173	112	3	41582,41583,41585	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	173	112	1	41580	155
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	173	112	1	41580	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	173	112	4	41582,41583,41585,41587	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	178	112	10	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41599	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	173	112	2	41582,41583	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	173	112	1	41580	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	41599	247
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	173	112	3	41582,41583,41585	409
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	178	170	1	41597	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	178	170	1	41597	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	178	170	1	41597	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	178	112	9	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	178	112	6	41580,41582,41583,41587,41589,41596	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	178	112	10	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41599	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	178	112	6	41582,41583,41588,41596,41597,41599	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	41587	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	178	112	5	41582,41583,41587,41591,41597	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	173	112	1	41580	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	178	112	4	41583,41589,41591,41597	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	178	112	9	41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	178	170	1	41597	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	41587	3418
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	178	170	1	41596	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	178	112	5	41582,41583,41585,41596,41597	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	173	112	1	41580	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	178	112	4	41582,41583,41585,41596	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	178	112	7	41582,41583,41585,41589,41591,41596,41597	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	173	112	2	41583,41599	4899
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	173	112	1	41583	71
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	178	170	1	41597	301
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	178	170	1	41596	297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	173	112	1	41580	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	41589,41599	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	112	1	41582	1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	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
Kristen001992	170.4	170.4	170.4	mineralization age		Cu	48528	Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
PorphCu-00108	173	112	173±9 (Re-Os), 157–112 (K-Ar)		Ankerite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Matildite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siegenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	240070	Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Kristen002001	178	178	178	mineralization age		Cu, Pb, Zn	225527	Yinshan Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Yinshan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen002002	170	170	170	mineralization age		Cu, Pb, Zn	225527	Yinshan Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Yinshan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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