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Locality Name:
Bizigou Cu Deposit (Bizhigou Cu Deposit), Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2076

mindat Locality ID: 156132
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156132.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bizigou Cu Deposit (Bizhigou Cu Deposit), Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°18'0"N
Longitude: 111°35'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.3,111.58333333333
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicArsenopyriteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteLöllingiteLillianite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteVivianite
WurtziteZippeiteZircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Cattierite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Lillianite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pilsenite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rammelsbergite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Violarite  (*)Weissite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2200207602793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2200210008803
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O220020760445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2200207609052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2200207601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32200207601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42200210005516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6220020760248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22002076027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4220021000154
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS222002076030
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2200210005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222002100027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS220021000966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S822002076082
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O220020760566
Copper  (*)CopperCu2200210003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2200210004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3220021000802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2200210002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2200210001027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22200207609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2200207608173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O220020760814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22002076024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2200207607437
Gold  (*)CopperAu22002076030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O322002100014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te220020760804
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6220020760128
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4220020760249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)220020760451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O422002100014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)222002100012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22200207605674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2220020760207
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2200210001066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22109207605800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3220020760140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222002076017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs220020760633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS220020760767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs222002076052
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]220021000249
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22200207602273
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te322002076057
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]220021000716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222002100039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82200210009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222002076061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2220020760233
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22200210005614
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4220020760249
Silver  (*)CopperAg2200207605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22002076021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3220020760276
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22200207602718
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4220020760380
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe22002100031
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3220021000297
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4220020760175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000383porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000384porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000385porphyry Cu deposit


4 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
Emily00038321092109 Re-Os molybdeniteS-528-1 YesMolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
Emily00038420762076 Re-Os molybdeniteS-528-2 YesMolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
Emily00038520982098 Re-Os molybdenite870-5147-3 YesMolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
PorphCu-00189220021002200–2100     YesAlbite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, StanniteCu142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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