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Locality Name:
Daqing Cu Deposit, 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: 155796
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155796.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Daqing Cu Deposit, Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, 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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyriteQuartzRutileSpinelZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)239.8121.508803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2239.8121.503092
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2239.8121.50295
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2239.8121.505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4239.8121.505516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S239.8121.505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2239.8121.5027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2239.8121.509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)239.8121.508173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F239.8121.502740
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4239.8121.505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4239.8121.5014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2239.8121.5012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)239.8121.504924
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3239.8121.50495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2239.8121.502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2239.8121.5039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239.8121.5061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2239.8121.505614
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO239.8121.501101
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)239.8121.505251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000786MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000787MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000788MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.


3 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
Jen_0000786180.7180.7180.7K-Ar    Yes  232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000787239.8239.8239.8K-Ar    Yes  232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000788121.5121.5121.5K-Ar    Yes  232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 


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