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Locality Name:
Chahe Sn-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 147152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chahe Sn-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteNonePyriteRutileSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianiteWollastonite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21500150003419
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21500150005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215001500027198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415001500014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215001500039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15001500021482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101500150001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31500150001247


1 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
sedcu-0035715001500Mid Proterozoic     Yes Cu153539Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaHuiLiCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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