Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 153539
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-153539.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 26°31'21"N
Longitude: 102°12'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.5225,102.2

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	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Albite ()*	Azurite ()*	Berzelianite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Digenite ()*	Eucairite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Klockmannite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Umangite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

28 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1500	100	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	1500	100	87
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1500	100	8803
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1500	100	5509
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	1500	100	66
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1500	100	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1500	100	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1500	100	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1500	100	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1500	100	281
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1500	100	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1500	100	4165
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1500	100	126
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1500	100	1027
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	1500	100	54
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1500	100	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1500	100	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1500	100	14640
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	1500	100	63
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1500	100	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1500	100	5800
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	1500	100	192
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1500	100	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1500	100	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1500	100	5186
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1500	100	332
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	1500	100	83
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	1500	100	71

2 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
	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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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