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Locality Name:
Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 39
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 64278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Machangqing Mine
Shuangmacao Au Deposit

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi Ca Cu H O S Sb Si Sn Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteWollastoniteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23926544846,44847,44848,44849,448513419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3926444846,44847,44848,448498803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33926344846,44847,448491534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)39261448492734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3926544847,44848,44849,44850,448519052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23926244847,448495509
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339261448461935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43926444846,44847,44848,448495516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33926244848,448491089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2392605171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3926444847,44848,44849,448514979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3926344846,44847,448495707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43926444847,44848,44849,448513902
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3926244847,448494165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3926344846,44847,448491027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63926444846,44847,44848,448494135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,448519895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3926444846,44847,44848,448498173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu36.734.6544847,44848,44849,44850,4485130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC39261448482812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)339261448461544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3392614484614640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2392614484680
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33926244847,448495433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,448515591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43926344846,44847,4484914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23926444847,44848,44849,4485112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23926244847,448495674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS239260252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39261448464924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS237.334344846,44847,448495800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)3926144846153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23926544846,44847,44848,44849,4485117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39261448462349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)239261448462273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83926344846,44847,448499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239261448465614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3926344846,44847,448494894
Silver  (*)CopperAg39261448495186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3926444847,44848,44849,448512473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485121482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33926444847,44848,44849,448513418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133926344846,44847,448491803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13392605317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39261448464899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23926544846,44847,44848,44849,448512562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3392601247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)392605251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)392601025


10 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
Kristen00224836.734.636.7-34.6Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo, Au64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0028235.634.635.1±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028337.23636.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028435.23434.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028535.334.134.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028636.735.536.1±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028737.336.136.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028836.134.935.5±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028935.534.334.9±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-3  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
PorphCu-00130392639–26; 35.8±1.6      Actinolite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, TremoliteCu64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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