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Locality Name:
Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 52123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52123.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°59'22"N
Longitude: 104°29'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.989444444444,104.49166666667
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCovellite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibnite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)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)21456603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1456608803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1456609052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1456601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31456601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41456605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21456605171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1456605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8145660577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81456601756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456601025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1456604165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61456604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21456609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21456609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6145660741
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O827701689
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41456605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456604924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21456605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456602349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21456602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1456604894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1456606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4145660668
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21456602562
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)28277056
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456601025


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
Chen2007tbl01-0314566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stannite 52123Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, ChinaDulong, Maguan, YunnanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Kristen002011828282 mineralization age     Sn, Zn52123Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, ChinaDulongJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002012777777 mineralization age     Sn, Zn52123Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, ChinaDulongJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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