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Locality Name:
Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 185599
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185599.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Ganheba Au Deposit
Gaoshan Au Deposit
Guandimen
Hejiaya Mn Deposit
Huachanggou Au Deposit
Mine No. 711
Shabaping Mo-V Deposit
Tongchang Ore Field
Yudongzi Fe Deposit
Zhongbazi Fe Deposit

Latitude: 33°18'31"N
Longitude: 106°8'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.308611111111,106.14583333333

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H O S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilleriteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneOrpimentPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentine
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteWurtzite

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zincmelanterite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S100010001426182793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)210001000242618,426233419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)10001000242612,426188803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2100010001426153092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS342608,42613,426179052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10001000242608,4261811547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS410001000242612,426185516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10001000442608,42612,42614,4261827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S100010001426185707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210001000842608,42612,42616,42617,42618,42620,42621,4262327198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)210001000142618376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4242616,426173902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4142613951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8100010001426181756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS142612966
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)210001000742608,42612,42613,42616,42617,42618,426219895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10001000342612,42618,426228173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10001000542608,42612,42616,42618,4262024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu10001000442608,42612,42613,4261830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3242622,4262314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31426235433
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4142617249
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)242613,426171487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410001000642612,42616,42618,42621,42622,4262314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS210001000242612,426185674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS242608,426171066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21426125800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210001000542608,42612,42616,42617,4261817380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3142613511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS142612767
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4142617131
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS310001000142618733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3100010001426181425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210001000942608,42612,42613,42616,42617,42618,42621,42622,4262339462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)210001000142618771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S810001000542612,42617,42618,42621,426239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210001000942608,42612,42613,42614,42616,42617,42618,42621,4262261156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS142613712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210001000342608,42612,426185614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1426164894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1426126417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4142612249
Silver  (*)CopperAg10001000242610,426185186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10001000642608,42612,42615,42616,42618,4262021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS410001000142618586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31426083418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2342613,42617,426233337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1310001000242612,426181803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1310001000442616,42617,42618,426205317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2100010001426182562
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4142623120
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS10001000242616,42618372
Zincmelanterite  (*)MelanteriteZn(SO4)·7H2O1000100008
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)100010001426181025



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
vms-0039210001000Meso-Neoproterozoic       S156485Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit, Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, ChinaDonggoubaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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