Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63.38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60.94

mindat Locality ID: 242506
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-242506.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Eastern Ore Zone
Western Ore Zone

Latitude: 26°47'45"N
Longitude: 99°16'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.795833333333,99.278888888889

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.

Acanthite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Fluorite	Geocronite
Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Cl Cu H Hg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Fluorite Geocronite
Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gratonite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jordanite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*
Schachnerite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Wittichenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	63.38	60.94	4	45098,45102,45103,45105	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	63.38	60.94	0		2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45103	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	1	45100	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	63.38	60.94	3	45102,45104,45105	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	63.38	60.94	3	45098,45102,45103	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	63.38	60.94	4	45095,45100,45102,45104	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	63.38	60.94	1	45098	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	63.38	60.94	1	45098	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	63.38	60.94	3	45095,45100,45102	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	63.38	60.94	1	45103	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	12	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45097,45098,45100,45102	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	2	45091,45103	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	63.38	60.94	2	45091,45102	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	63.38	60.94	0		1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	63.38	60.94	0		2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	63.38	60.94	1	45102	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	63.38	60.94	2	45091,45102	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	63.38	60.94	1	45091	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	63.38	60.94	6	45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	63.38	60.94	1	45098	34
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	63.38	60.94	1	45102	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	63.38	60.94	0		910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	63.38	60.94	1	45102	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	63.38	60.94	3	45093,45094,45095	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	63.38	60.94	12	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	7437
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	63.38	60.94	2	45104,45105	24
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	63.38	60.94	0		1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	63.38	60.94	0		1066
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45102,45103,45104,45105	105
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	581
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45103	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	63.38	60.94	1	45091	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45103	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	63.38	60.94	3	45098,45104,45105	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45104	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	63.38	60.94	6	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45105	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	63.38	60.94	4	45096,45102,45103,45104	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	63.38	60.94	2	45104,45105	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	63.38	60.94	1	45105	5614
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	63.38	60.94	1	45102	14
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	63.38	60.94	1	45102	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	63.38	60.94	1	45103	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	3	45092,45096,45101	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	63.38	60.94	11	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	589
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	63.38	60.94	3	45100,45102,45103	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	63.38	60.94	1	45091	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	63.38	60.94	7	45091,45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45105	5317
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	63.38	60.94	1	45102	297

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Co-00112	61.32	60.94	61.13±0.19	Ar-Ar			quartz	BYP13			Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
	Co-00113	63.38	62.18	62.78±0.60	Ar-Ar			quartz	BYP13			Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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