Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2518
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 123276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shanxi, China": 190
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 130

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Changzhi
Datong
Jincheng
Jinzhong
Linfen
Lüliang
Shuozhou
Taiyuan
Xinzhou
Yangquan
Yuncheng

Latitude: 37°26'22"N
Longitude: 112°32'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.439444444444,112.54583333333

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	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl
Bixbyite	Blödite	Bournonite	Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite
Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Pavonite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite
Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite
Wurtzite	Zippeite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B H Mg O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl
Bixbyite Blödite Bournonite Brannerite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Humite Jalpaite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite
Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Pavonite Pentlandite Perovskite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite
Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite
Wurtzite Zippeite Zircon

163 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Aikinite ()*
Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Blödite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cattierite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Lead ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Lüneburgite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Melonite ()*
Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Minnesotaite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nsutite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pavonite ()*
Pearceite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Periclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pilsenite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Sternbergite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tausonite ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Violarite ()*	Weissite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zippeite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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	2200	66	12	43144,43147,43149,43151,43156,43157,43159,43222,43242,43288,43308,43309	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2200	66	12	43130,43144,43223,43224,43225,43232,43237,43242,43269,43271,43288,43313	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	43174	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	135	132	1	43190	286
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	201	66	2	43144,43242	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2200	66	24	43131,43144,43150,43174,43179,43223,43224,43225,43226,43229,43237,43239,43253,43254,43262,43263,43268,43271,43290,43308,43309,43311,43313,43315	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	43229	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			5	43184,43203,43219,43220,43274	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	43229	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	1	43144	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	229	66	1	43157	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	43168	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2200	66	10	43149,43150,43188,43226,43253,43254,43260,43262,43271,43315	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	445
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			4	43223,43224,43269,43271	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2200	66	8	43144,43222,43239,43242,43254,43263,43308,43309	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	43271	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2200	66	6	43144,43174,43291,43300,43305,43313	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2200	66	6	43159,43174,43200,43219,43239,43315	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2200	66	3	43144,43308,43309	1935
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	229	66	2	43145,43151	104
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	43298	130
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			1	43274	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2200	66	17	43144,43159,43179,43222,43242,43260,43273,43288,43289,43291,43300,43308,43309,43310,43313,43315,43317	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	43239	1089
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	2200	2076	5	43248,43258,43308,43309,43315	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2200	66	27	43130,43144,43145,43149,43156,43157,43174,43184,43222,43225,43232,43235,43237,43239,43240,43242,43254,43259,43260,43268,43271,43273,43288,43308,43309,43313,43315	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	2200	2100	3	43308,43309,43315	154
Cattierite ()*	Pyrite	CoS₂	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	30
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	229	66	1	43157	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	201	66	1	43144	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2200	66	13	43144,43159,43222,43239,43242,43254,43260,43289,43300,43308,43309,43313,43315	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	229	66	1	43151	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2200	66	50	43130,43144,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43157,43159,43160,43174,43175,43179,43196,43222,43224,43225,43226,43235,43237,43239,43240,43241,43242,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268,43273,43288,43289,43290,43291,43294,43300,43302,43303,43304,43305,43308,43309,43310,43311,43312,43313,43315,43317	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			2	43188,43274	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	43242	1382
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			1	43254	376
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			1	43179	285
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			1	43196	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	43223	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2200	2100	5	43289,43290,43308,43309,43315	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	2200	2076	3	43290,43308,43309	82
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	2200	2076	3	43196,43308,43309	566
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2200	66	5	43144,43159,43308,43309,43313	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			2	43229,43282	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	43273	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2200	66	13	43130,43144,43174,43222,43239,43242,43254,43300,43305,43308,43309,43313,43315	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	43282	453
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	229	66	1	43151	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2200	2100	2	43308,43309	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			4	43182,43188,43225,43237	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2200	66	4	43144,43308,43309,43313	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			21	43169,43171,43184,43192,43194,43200,43201,43202,43203,43205,43219,43220,43244,43245,43274,43278,43279,43280,43284,43293,43296	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	229	66	3	43142,43200,43203	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2200	66	6	43157,43174,43242,43308,43309,43315	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	66	9	43131,43144,43176,43179,43210,43242,43271,43302,43303	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2200	66	22	43131,43144,43145,43153,43157,43160,43168,43176,43188,43216,43225,43237,43240,43242,43247,43254,43260,43271,43273,43288,43308,43309	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2200	66	20	43130,43144,43154,43175,43179,43225,43229,43237,43239,43242,43271,43288,43291,43294,43305,43308,43309,43310,43313,43315	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	814
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43214	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	201	66	3	43144,43155,43273	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	43130	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2200	66	31	43144,43145,43148,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,43175,43196,43219,43220,43222,43235,43239,43240,43242,43254,43259,43263,43273,43288,43294,43300,43302,43303,43308,43309,43315	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43229	178
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			3	43184,43200,43279	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2200	66	12	43144,43165,43174,43184,43213,43220,43263,43268,43274,43279,43308,43309	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2518	66	27	43144,43148,43149,43150,43153,43154,43159,43174,43226,43235,43236,43239,43240,43242,43247,43253,43254,43260,43262,43263,43268,43273,43288,43304,43308,43309,43311	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2200	66	5	43140,43222,43288,43289,43313	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	1	43144	1544
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	43214,43247	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			4	43168,43216,43222,43274	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			2	43216,43298	1398
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	201	66	1	43144	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2200	66	33	43130,43144,43145,43152,43159,43174,43179,43182,43184,43188,43200,43203,43213,43214,43220,43224,43225,43226,43232,43237,43240,43242,43247,43256,43260,43271,43282,43291,43308,43309,43313,43315,43317	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2200	66	3	43144,43308,43309	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2200	66	6	43144,43159,43224,43242,43313,43315	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	201	66	2	43144,43157	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	43174	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	201	66	30	43153,43154,43159,43169,43184,43192,43194,43196,43200,43201,43202,43203,43205,43208,43219,43220,43239,43242,43245,43274,43278,43279,43280,43284,43288,43291,43293,43296,43304,43305	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			2	43229,43271	1507
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	43273	192
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	43174	581
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	128
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	249
Lüneburgite ()*	None	Mg₃[B₂(OH)₆(PO₄)₂]·6H₂O	2518	66	0		14
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2200	2076	3	43308,43309,43311	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	229	66	1	43152	229
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43229	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2200	66	52	43131,43132,43133,43134,43135,43144,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43159,43174,43175,43176,43179,43182,43188,43213,43214,43222,43224,43225,43226,43232,43237,43240,43242,43247,43249,43251,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43265,43266,43268,43271,43273,43288,43294,43302,43303,43305,43308,43309,43312,43313,43315	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2200	66	10	43144,43174,43260,43291,43300,43305,43308,43309,43313,43315	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2200	66	10	43144,43157,43222,43225,43237,43239,43259,43268,43308,43309	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂			1	43242	252
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	229	66	1	43157	51
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	207
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	43232	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2200	2100	3	43308,43309,43315	1066
Minnesotaite ()*	Clay Talc	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	43188	61
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			1	43298	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2109	66	14	43144,43160,43222,43241,43242,43254,43288,43300,43303,43308,43309,43311,43315,43317	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	43208	1508
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)			1	43282	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2200	66	44	43130,43144,43148,43149,43150,43153,43154,43157,43159,43160,43174,43175,43184,43188,43196,43222,43225,43226,43232,43237,43239,43242,43253,43254,43260,43262,43263,43268,43271,43273,43274,43288,43289,43291,43294,43304,43305,43308,43309,43310,43312,43313,43315,43317	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	201	66	1	43144	192
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	135	132	1	43190	884
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	633
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	229	66	2	43145,43151	121
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	43208	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	43242	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	201	66	3	43144,43157,43208	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	52
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43179	313
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	201	66	1	43144	72
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	2200	2100	2	43308,43309	249
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	43303	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO			1	43179	114
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2200	2076	6	43176,43179,43290,43308,43309,43311	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	57
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	2200	66	4	43144,43157,43308,43309	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	43130	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			2	43222,43239	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	43222,43239	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2200	66	60	43130,43142,43144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43151,43152,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,43160,43163,43174,43175,43179,43188,43196,43219,43220,43222,43224,43225,43226,43235,43237,43239,43240,43241,43242,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268,43273,43288,43289,43290,43291,43294,43296,43300,43302,43303,43304,43305,43308,43309,43310,43311,43312,43313,43315,43317	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	201	66	4	43144,43151,43157,43165	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	229	66	1	43157	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2200	66	24	43130,43144,43150,43159,43179,43222,43224,43225,43226,43237,43239,43240,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43273,43289,43308,43309,43311,43312,43315	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2518	66	66	43144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,43160,43174,43182,43184,43188,43196,43200,43208,43213,43214,43222,43223,43224,43225,43226,43232,43235,43236,43237,43239,43240,43242,43247,43249,43251,43253,43254,43256,43257,43259,43260,43262,43263,43265,43266,43268,43271,43273,43274,43279,43288,43289,43290,43291,43300,43303,43304,43305,43308,43309,43311,43312,43313,43315,43317	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	233
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	229	66	4	43145,43151,43157,43239	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2200	66	12	43157,43203,43219,43222,43223,43224,43229,43242,43263,43308,43309,43315	5614
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	135	132	1	43190	54
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	229	66	18	43150,43163,43174,43182,43188,43225,43226,43237,43239,43247,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268,43273	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	2200	66	3	43144,43308,43309	249
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	43229	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2200	66	15	43144,43147,43148,43149,43151,43156,43157,43159,43222,43239,43240,43242,43288,43308,43309	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2200	66	27	43144,43145,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,43175,43196,43222,43235,43239,43240,43242,43254,43259,43288,43289,43294,43300,43302,43308,43309,43313,43315	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2200	2100	1	43315	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	229	66	3	43153,43229,43271	978
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	229	66	2	43151,43157	62
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			3	43182,43188,43271	456
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	201	66	2	43144,43157	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	43130,43179,43224	3337
Tausonite ()*	Perovskite	SrTiO₃	135	132	1	43190	5
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2200	66	3	43144,43308,43309	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	229	66	2	43159,43242	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	201	66	1	43144	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2200	66	6	43144,43157,43222,43239,43242,43315	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	135	132	4	43190,43222,43224,43271	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	229	66	2	43145,43151	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	201	66	5	43130,43144,43179,43223,43224	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	43282	458
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2200	2076	5	43258,43290,43308,43309,43311	2718
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	43223	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	201	66	1	43144	1395
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	380
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	2200	2100	2	43308,43309	31
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	2200	66	3	43144,43308,43309	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	201	66	2	43144,43269	1247
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	2200	2076	2	43308,43309	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	229	66	8	43149,43200,43203,43219,43220,43225,43237,43254	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	43130,43271	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Emily000383	porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000384	porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000385	porphyry Cu deposit
Jen_0000759	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.
Jen_0000760	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.
Jen_0000761	MAGMATIC STYLE: Carbonatites confined to central core of 23 km2 complex where appears to form veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine syenite, melteigite, syenite, monzonite, pseudoleucite phonolite and trachyte.
Jen_0000804	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basic and ultrabasic lamprophyre dykes.
Jen_0000805	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basic and ultrabasic lamprophyre dykes.

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Jen_0000804	229	229	229	Rb-Sr	biotite					145499	Datong, Shanxi, China	Datong	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000805	229	229	229		whole rock					145499	Datong, Shanxi, China	Datong	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Chen2007tbl01-54	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous					Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tenorite		187029	Diaoquan Cu-Ag Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China	Diaoquan, Lingqiu, Shanxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-55	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous					Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187030	Tainashui Au Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China	Tainashui, Lingqiu, Shanxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-53	145	66	Cretaceous					Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187028	Sijiawan Mine, Xiangfen Co., Linfen, Shanxi, China	Sijiawan, Xiangfen, Shanxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Jen_0000759	134.8	134.8	134.8	K-Ar						144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000760	132	132	132	Rb-Sr						144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
Jen_0000761	135	135	135	Rb-Sr						144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijinshan	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
ree-00256	134.8	134.8	134.8 Ma (K-Ar)	K-Ar						144551	Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, China	Zijingshan	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
Bradley_2012_002	2518	2496	2507±11	U/Pb	zircon		Zircon			234383	Xinzhuang Au Deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China	Xinzhuang	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
Chen2007tbl01-52	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous					Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187027	Fenghuangzui Mine, Pinglu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Fenghuangzui, Pinglu, Shanxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000383	2109	2109		Re-Os	molybdenite	S-528-1	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)		MD17_224
Emily000384	2076	2076		Re-Os	molybdenite	S-528-2	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)		MD17_224
Emily000385	2098	2098		Re-Os	molybdenite	870-5147-3	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)		MD17_224
PorphCu-00189	2200	2100	2200–2100					Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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