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Locality Name:
Zhengziyanwo Ore Block, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 340
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248.3

mindat Locality ID: 185551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhengziyanwo Ore Block, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°39'39"N
Longitude: 101°51'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.660833333333,101.86166666667

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 As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparNickeline
NonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalc

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2252.1248.303419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)252.1248.308803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)252.1248.3027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2252.1248.3027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4252.1248.303902
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS252.1248.30966
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6252.1248.304135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)252.1248.308173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS252.1248.3024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252.1248.3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3252.1248.305433
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4252.1248.30249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4252.1248.3014899
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8252.1248.301512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2252.1248.3039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8252.1248.309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2252.1248.3061156
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2252.1248.30337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS252.1248.3021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2252.1248.303337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2252.1248.302562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4252.1248.30380
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)252.1248.301025



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
EG105_1057_006340250340-250  low   Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru232908Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaYangliupingBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
MD26_550-00002252.1248.3250.2±1.9Ar-Ar phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  730Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaMaiyue'er picritic mafic-ultramafic rocks close to Yangliuping Cu-Ni massive sulfide depositWang et al. (2007) MD26_550 


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