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Locality Name:
Jinchangqing Ore Block, Machangqing Mine, 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: 155741
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155741.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinchangqing Ore Block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, 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 As Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidote
FeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStibnite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)2392603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)392608803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS392609052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4392605516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3392601089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3926027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)392604979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23926027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4392603902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6392604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2392609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)392608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3926024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu36.734.6030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC392602812
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4392605591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23926012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23926017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23926039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23926061156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)392602473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3926021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3392603418
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2392602562


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  YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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     YesActinolite, 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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