Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1925
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 21217
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21217.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, 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

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline
None	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spinel	Tetradymite	Ullmannite

Altaite ()*	Bornite ()*	Borovskite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Laurite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Millerite ()*
Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siegenite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Sudburyite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*

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 Bi Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Te Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Te Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Melonite Mica Millerite Nickeline
None Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Spinel Tetradymite Ullmannite

27 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1925	248	489
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1925	248	5516
Borovskite ()*	None	Pd₃SbTe₄	1925	248	7
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1925	248	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1925	248	3902
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1925	248	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂	1925	248	110
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1925	248	1188
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1925	248	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1925	248	5433
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	1925	248	226
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1925	248	14899
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1925	248	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1925	248	114
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1925	248	1066
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1925	248	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1925	248	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1925	248	633
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1925	248	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1925	248	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1925	248	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1925	248	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1925	248	61156
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1925	248	249
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1925	248	337
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	1925	248	46
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1925	248	276

23 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	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
EPSL196_113-001	262	256	259±3	206Pb/238U	group of 10 zircon grains average interpreted as age of Xinjie intrusion	zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113	prioritize
EPSL196_113-002-001	267	259	263±4	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-003-001	257	249	253±4	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-004-001	270	260	265±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-005-001	450	436	443±7	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-006-001	317	303	310±7	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-007-001	262	252	257±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-008-001	310	300	305±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-009-001	305	295	300±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-010-001	308	298	303±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-011-001	269	261	265±4	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-012-001	328	316	322±6	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-013-001	441	425	433±8	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-014-001	445	431	438±7	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-015-001	381	369	375±6	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-016-001	1925	1867	1896±29	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-017-001	258	248	253±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-018-001	260	252	256±4	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-019-001	1749	1695	1722±27	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-020-001	262	252	257±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-021-001	456	440	448±8	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-022-001	263	253	258±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113
EPSL196_113-023-001	265	255	260±5	206Pb/238U		zircon	x101	Zircon	21217	Xinjie Cu-Ni-(PGE) Deposit, Miyi Co., Panzhihua, Sichuan, China	Xinjie intrusion	Zhou et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00608-2	EPSL196_113

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