Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiaotongjiabuzi Au Deposit (Xiaotongjiapuzi Au Deposit; Xiaotongjiabaozi Au Deposit), Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2176
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2062

mindat Locality ID: 143306
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143306.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaotongjiabuzi Au Deposit (Xiaotongjiapuzi Au Deposit; Xiaotongjiabaozi Au Deposit), Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, 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

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	None
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar Kaolinite Marcasite Mica None
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2176	2062	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2176	2062	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2176	2062	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2176	2062	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2176	2062	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2176	2062	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2176	2062	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2176	2062	2812
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2176	2062	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2176	2062	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2176	2062	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2176	2062	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2176	2062	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2176	2062	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2176	2062	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2176	2062	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2176	2062	21482

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
	sedznpb-00177	2176	2062	2119±57 (Re-Os)	Re-Os						Yes				143303	Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, Liaoning, China	Qingchengzi	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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