Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dameichang Mine, Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 239.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 121.5

mindat Locality ID: 192066
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192066.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dameichang Mine, Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°18'0"N
Longitude: 102°8'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.3,102.14166666667

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Quartz

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: C Ca Cu Fe Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe Mg O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Quartz

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Tenorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	239.8	121.5	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	239.8	121.5	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	239.8	121.5	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	239.8	121.5	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	239.8	121.5	9895
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	239.8	121.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	239.8	121.5	61156
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	239.8	121.5	1101

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.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000786	180.7	180.7	180.7	K-Ar	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	232901	Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, China	Jijie	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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