Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 121.5

mindat Locality ID: 157158
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157158.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Luoci Cu Ore Field
Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit
Yuzidian Fe Deposit

Latitude: 25°28'16"N
Longitude: 102°16'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.471111111111,102.27222222222

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sepiolite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Zircon

Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skinnerite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	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: Al As Au C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Bastnäsite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sepiolite Sphalerite Spinel
Zircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	239.8	121.5	1	44812	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2500	121.5	3	44809,44812,44813	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2500	541	1	44813	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2500	121.5	3	44809,44812,44813	3092
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	239.8	121.5	2	44809,44812	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	239.8	121.5	1	44812	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	239.8	121.5	2	44809,44812	5509
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	2500	541	1	44813	304
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2500	121.5	5	44808,44809,44810,44812,44813	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2500	121.5	4	44808,44811,44812,44813	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	239.8	121.5	1	44812	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2500	121.5	5	44808,44809,44811,44812,44813	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	121.5	6	44808,44809,44810,44811,44812,44813	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2500	121.5	2	44812,44813	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	239.8	121.5	1	44811	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	239.8	121.5	1	44811	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	239.8	121.5	1	44811	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2500	541	1	44813	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2500	121.5	4	44808,44809,44812,44813	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	239.8	121.5	1	44809	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	239.8	121.5	1	44809	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2500	541	1	44813	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2500	541	1	44813	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2500	541	1	44813	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2500	121.5	3	44810,44812,44813	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	239.8	121.5	1	44809	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	121.5	4	44809,44810,44812,44813	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	239.8	121.5	2	44809,44812	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	239.8	121.5	1	44809	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2500	121.5	2	44812,44813	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	541	1	44813	17380
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	239.8	121.5	1	44809	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	239.8	121.5	2	44809,44812	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	121.5	5	44808,44809,44810,44812,44813	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	121.5	4	44808,44809,44811,44813	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	239.8	121.5	1	44809	5614
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	2500	121.5	0		241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2500	541	2	44813,44814	6417
Skinnerite ()*	None	Cu₃SbS₃	239.8	121.5	1	44812	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	541	1	44813	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	239.8	121.5	4	44808,44809,44811,44812	1101
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2500	541	1	44813	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	239.8	121.5	1	44809	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000786	MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000787	MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000788	MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.

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	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Jen_0000786	180.7	180.7	180.7	K-Ar				232901	Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Jijie	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000787	239.8	239.8	239.8	K-Ar				232901	Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Jijie	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
Jen_0000788	121.5	121.5	121.5	K-Ar				232901	Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Jijie	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
DeepDive-Co-0059	893	893	893	Rb-Sr	age of recrystalized lavas			144548	Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Yenachang	Yang and Woolley (2006)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.009	JAES27_559	age of recrystalized lavas
GCA166_53_0001	1700	1700	1700	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Zircon	144548	Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Yinachang deposit	Li (2015)		GCA166_53
GCA166_53_0002	860	740	800 ± 60	U-Pb	alteration	fluorapatite	Fluorapatite	144548	Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Yinachang deposit	Li (2015)		GCA166_53
GCA166_53_0003	851	833	842 ± 9	U-Pb	alteration	monazite		144548	Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Yinachang deposit	Li (2015)		GCA166_53
ree-00255	2500	541	Proterozoic					144548	Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Yinachange (Yenachang)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

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