Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiacun Ag Deposit (Jiacun Ag Deposit), Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 233
Youngest recorded age at locality: 233

mindat Locality ID: 144903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144903.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiacun Ag Deposit (Jiacun Ag Deposit), Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°15'0"N
Longitude: 99°34'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.25,99.566666666667

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	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Mica	Nickeline
None	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Muscovite ()*
Plagionite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Mica Nickeline
None Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	233	233	2793
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	233	233	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	233	233	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	233	233	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	233	233	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	233	233	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	233	233	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	233	233	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	233	233	30554
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	233	233	17380
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	233	233	100
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	233	233	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	233	233	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	233	233	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	233	233	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	233	233	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	233	233	332
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	233	233	48
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	233	233	5317

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-00415	233	233	Late-Middle Triassic										S	144903	Xiacun Ag Deposit (Jiacun Ag Deposit), Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Xiacun	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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