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Locality Name:
Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 185555
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185555.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Caiziyuan Ni Deposit
Chahe Sn-Cu Deposit
Cizhuqing V-Ti-Fe Deposit
Dayanzi PGE Deposit
Lalachang Cu Deposit (Lala Cu Deposit)
Licun Pb-Zn Deposit
Limahe Cu-Ni Deposit
Lixi Cu Deposit
Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit
Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit
Tong'an
Xiaoqingshan Cu-(Au) Deposit
Xiaoshifang Mine
Xiaoshuihe V-Ti-Fe Deposit

Latitude: 26°30'45"N
Longitude: 102°6'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.5125,102.11583333333

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	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Berzelianite ()*	Bornite ()*	Borovskite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eucairite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Klockmannite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pilsenite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Titanite ()*	Umangite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1500	100	2	43501,43502	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1850	1500	3	43490,43493,43496	3419
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	1500	100	1	43501	87
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1850	100	6	43493,43496,43501,43502,43504,43506	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1850	1850	1	43493	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1850	1500	2	43493,43496	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1850	100	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1850	190.3	2	43496,43502	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1500	100	3	43492,43496,43501	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1850	190.3	5	43493,43496,43502,43505,43507	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1850	1850	1	43493	304
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	1500	100	1	43501	66
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1850	100	7	43492,43493,43496,43500,43501,43504,43505	5516
Borovskite ()*	None	Pd₃SbTe₄	1500	1500	1	43492	7
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1850	100	5	43493,43496,43501,43502,43505	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1500	190.3	2	43490,43502	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1850	100	7	43493,43496,43500,43501,43502,43504,43505	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1850	100	12	43490,43492,43493,43496,43499,43500,43501,43502,43504,43505,43506,43507	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1500	100	1	43501	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1850	1500	3	43493,43496,43504	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1850	100	3	43492,43493,43501	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1850	100	3	43493,43496,43501	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1850	1850	1	43493	802
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1500	100	2	43501,43502	126
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1850	100	5	43492,43493,43496,43500,43501	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1850	190.3	6	43492,43496,43500,43502,43504,43505	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1850	1500	2	43493,43496	8173
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	1500	100	1	43501	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1850	190.3	3	43493,43496,43502	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1850	100	5	43493,43498,43501,43502,43507	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1500	100	1	43501	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1850	1500	4	43492,43493,43496,43506	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1500	1500	1	43504	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1000	190.3	1	43502	717
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1850	100	3	43493,43496,43501	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1000	190.3	1	43502	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1850	1850	1	43493	804
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1000	190.3	1	43502	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1850	1500	2	43496,43508	5433
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	1500	100	1	43501	63
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1850	1500	1	43496	762
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1850	1500	1	43496	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1000	190.3	1	43502	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1850	1500	5	43490,43491,43493,43496,43508	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1500	1500	2	43492,43496	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1850	1850	1	43496	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1850	1850	1	43493	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1500	1500	1	43492	155
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1850	100	2	43493,43501	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1850	100	3	43493,43496,43501	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1500	1500	1	43492	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1850	190.3	5	43493,43496,43500,43502,43504	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	1500	100	1	43501	192
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1500	260	2	43492,43499	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	43493	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	1850	1500	2	43493,43496	57
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1500	1500	1	43492	485
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1000	190.3	1	43502	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1850	100	8	43490,43492,43493,43496,43501,43502,43506,43507	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1850	1500	2	43492,43493	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1850	100	9	43492,43493,43496,43500,43501,43502,43504,43505,43506	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1850	1500	3	43496,43500,43506	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1850	1500	1	43496	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1850	1850	1	43496	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1850	100	2	43493,43501	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1000	190.3	1	43502	2473
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1500	1500	1	43492	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1850	190.3	6	43490,43493,43496,43498,43502,43507	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	266	260	1	43499	1934
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1500	100	1	43501	332
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1850	1850	1	43493	232
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1000	190.3	1	43502	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	1500	100	1	43501	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1850	1500	2	43493,43496	4899
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	1500	100	1	43501	71
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1850	1500	1	43496	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1500	1500	1	43490	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1500	1500	1	43490	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1850	1850	1	43493	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1850	269	2	43493,43502	5251

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
vms-00402	1850	1850	Paleoproterozoic (1700-2000)						S	123470	Lalachang Cu Deposit (Lala Cu Deposit), Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Lalachang	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
L103_352-003	266	260	263±3	206Pb/238U		zircon	LM18	Zircon		147060	Limahe Cu-Ni Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Limahe intrusion	Zhou et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.lithos.2007.10.006	L103_352
sedcu-00351	100	100	Cretaceous						Cu	153539	Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	DaTongChang	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00357	1500	1500	Mid Proterozoic						Cu	153539	Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	HuiLi	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
OGR80_1111_0001	275	269	272 ± 3	U-Pb	host rock	zircon		Zircon		146948	Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Tianbaoshan deposit	Wang (2017)		OGR80_1111
OGR80_1111_0002	200.3	190.3	195.3 ± 5	Re-Os	mineralization	molybdenite		Molybdenite		146948	Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Tianbaoshan deposit	Wang (2017)		OGR80_1111
OGR80_1111_0003	199.3	193.3	196.3 ± 3	Re-Os	mineralization	molybdenite		Molybdenite		146948	Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Tianbaoshan deposit	Wang (2017)		OGR80_1111
sedexmvt-00110	1000	541	Neoproterozoic		host rock age					146948	Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Tianbaoshan	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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