Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2601
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90

mindat Locality ID: 143579
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143579.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, 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
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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAutuniteChalcopyriteClayCopperFeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStauroliteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Billietite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)226019003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26019008803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O26019001272
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O260190038
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260190027198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O2601900566
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226019009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260190024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu260190030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC26019002812
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O2601900198
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO426019001507
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226019005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260190017380
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2601900144
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260190039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826019009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260190061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260190021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2601900978
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O26019001059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)226019002562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO226019002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2601900890


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00001007The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001008The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001009The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001010The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001011The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001012The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.
Giersdorf_00001013The deposits occur in a transitional zone lying between an Archaean craton and Lower Proterozoic miogeosynclinal sequences.


7 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_00001007224319922114+129/-122U-PbAge of metamorphosed sedimentary U mineralization.      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_00001008197018201891+79/-71U-PbAge of alkalic metasomatic stage of U mineralization      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_00001009186217991829+33/-30U-PbAge of hydrothermal filling stage of U mineralization.      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_0000101022090220-90 Age of tectonic overprinting of the U deposit      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_00001011260124402601-2440U-PbAge of granitic basement rock    Zircon 143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_00001012218521852185Pb-PbAge of sedimentation for altered metasediment      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 
Giersdorf_00001013190018001900-1800 Age of tectonic event which ceased buildup of sediment      143579Lianshanguan Mine (Benxi Mine; U Deposit No. 3075), Nanfen District, Benxi, Liaoning, ChinaLianshanguan Uranium DepositZhong & Guo (1988)10.1016/0301-9268(88)90050-2PR39_51 

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