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Locality Name:
Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 110
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 144544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°45'0"N
Longitude: 117°12'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.75,117.2

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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Th Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAncyliteApatiteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteCarbocernaiteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileScheeliteSpinelZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbocernaite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Thorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61101100286
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211011002162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O110110092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110110011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1101100304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1101100115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110110027770
Carbocernaite  (*)Carbocernaite(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO3)2110110024
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611011004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211011009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11011008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211011009617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11011007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110110014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110110014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110110017380
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31101100495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211011002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110110039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110110061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21101100375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211011005614
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11011001006
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211011002562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411011001655



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000726MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins cutting syenites and gneiss. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, quartz syenite and aegirine-augite syenite.


2 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
Jen_0000726110110110K-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144544Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, ChinaWeishanWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00253110110110 Ma (K-Ar, musc, vein)K-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144544Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, ChinaWeishan (Chisan, Xishan, 1010)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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