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Locality Name:
Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 248
Youngest recorded age at locality: 203

mindat Locality ID: 105552
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105552.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°22'0"N
Longitude: 115°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.366666666667,115.21666666667
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 F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCalciteClayFeldsparGarnetMicaNonePyritePyroxeneSpinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O624820301022
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)248203027770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O624820304135
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F24820302740
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4248203014899
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)24820302349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)224820302273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2248203039462
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12248203054


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000800MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 10-40 cm thick and lenses up to 1.5 m thick occur in the central core. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and syenite.
Jen_0000801MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 10-40 cm thick and lenses up to 1.5 m thick occur in the central core. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and syenite.
Jen_0000802MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 10-40 cm thick and lenses up to 1.5 m thick occur in the central core. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and syenite.
Jen_0000803MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 10-40 cm thick and lenses up to 1.5 m thick occur in the central core. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and syenite.


5 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_0000800228228228        105552Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaFanshan MineWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000801248203203-248K-Ar biotite, sanidine     105552Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaFanshan MineYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000802218218218Rb-Sr biotite, whole rock     105552Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaFanshan MineYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000803243239239-243Sm-Nd whole rock     105552Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaFanshan MineYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
ree-00259222205Triassic-- 205-222 Ma        105552Fanshan Mine, Zhuolu Co., Zhangjiakou, Hebei, ChinaFanshan (Fangshan)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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