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Locality Name:
Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 232507
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232507.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Chenjiaba Cu-Au-polymetallic Deposit
Dengjiayuanzi-Tongdonggou Au-Cu-polymetallic Deposit
Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit
Hongtushi Cu-Au-polymetallic Deposit
Qinjiabian Cu-Au-polymetallic Deposit
Tongchang Fe-Cu Deposit (Yangjiaba Fe-Cu Deposit)

Latitude: 33°12'0"N
Longitude: 106°22'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.2,106.36916666667

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	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Zoisite ()*

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 Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe Mg O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Epidote Feldspar Marcasite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

41 IMA Minerals at location:

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	1000	1000	1	42618	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	42618	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1000	1000	1	42618	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1000	1000	0		3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	42617	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1000	1000	1	42618	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1000	1000	1	42618	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1000	1000	1	42618	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1000	1000	1	42618	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1000	1000	5	42616,42617,42618,42620,42621	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	42618	376
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	42616,42617	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1000	1000	1	42618	1756
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1000	1000	4	42616,42617,42618,42621	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1000	1000	1	42618	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1000	1000	3	42616,42618,42620	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1000	1000	1	42618	30554
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	42617	249
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	42617	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1000	1000	3	42616,42618,42621	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1000	1000	1	42618	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	42617	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	1000	3	42616,42617,42618	17380
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			1	42617	131
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1000	1000	1	42618	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1000	1000	1	42618	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1000	1000	4	42616,42617,42618,42621	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	42618	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1000	1000	3	42617,42618,42621	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1000	1000	4	42616,42617,42618,42621	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1000	1000	1	42618	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	42616	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1000	1000	1	42618	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1000	1000	3	42616,42618,42620	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1000	1000	1	42618	586
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	42617	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1000	1000	1	42618	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1000	1000	4	42616,42617,42618,42620	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	42618	2562
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1000	1000	2	42616,42618	372
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1000	1000	1	42618	1025

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
	vms-00392	1000	1000	Meso-Neoproterozoic										S	156485	Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit, Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China	Donggouba	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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