Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 135
Youngest recorded age at locality: 132

mindat Locality ID: 144551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°8'0"N
Longitude: 110°52'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.133333333333,110.86666666667

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.

Garnet	None	Perovskite	Pyroxene	Titanite	Tridymite

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 Ca Fe K Mg Na O Si Sr Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe K Mg Na O Si Sr Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Garnet None Perovskite Pyroxene Titanite Tridymite

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine-augite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Tausonite ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	135	132	286
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	135	132	884
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	135	132	54
Tausonite ()*	Perovskite	SrTiO₃	135	132	5
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	135	132	4899

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000759	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.
Jen_0000760	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.
Jen_0000761	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000759	134.8	134.8	134.8	K-Ar	144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000760	132	132	132	Rb-Sr	144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
Jen_0000761	135	135	135	Rb-Sr	144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
ree-00256	134.8	134.8	134.8 Ma (K-Ar)	K-Ar	144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijingshan	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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