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Locality Name:
Yongping Mine (Shuiping Mine), Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 156
Youngest recorded age at locality: 156

mindat Locality ID: 26689
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26689.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yongping Mine (Shuiping Mine), Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°13'15"N
Longitude: 117°45'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.220833333333,117.75833333333

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 B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGadolinite
GarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltScapoliteScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meionite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)315615601534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)15615601588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41561560708
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)156156011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415615605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)156156027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2156156027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)815615601756
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1561560498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615615604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15615608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF215615609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS156156024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)315615601544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3156156014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4156156014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2156156012537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1561560176
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215615605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2156156017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2156156039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815615609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2156156061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)15615604894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS156156021482



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
Kristen002003156156156 mineralization age   Yes Cu230308Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaYongpingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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