Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 133819
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133819.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 58

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Anlong Co.
Ceheng Co.
Pu'an Co.
Qinglong Co.
Wangmo Co.
Xingren Co.
Xingyi Co.
Zhenfeng Co.

Latitude: 25°18'5"N
Longitude: 105°20'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.301388888889,105.34166666667

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.

Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Amorphous	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cetineite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	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: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Tl U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alum Alunite Amorphous Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cetineite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
Nolanite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Aluminium ()*	Anatase ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Creedite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gearksutite ()*	Getchellite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Imhofite ()*
Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordisite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lanmuchangite ()*
Lorándite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mercury ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Moluranite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mopungite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Ottensite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raguinite ()*	Realgar ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Wakabayashilite ()*	Zinc ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	38866,38867	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	38866	470
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	92
Aluminium ()*	Copper	Al			1	38845	27
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			6	38845,38867,38871,38885,38888,38903	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			5	38851,38856,38861,38890,38903	3092
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			2	38856,38903	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	260	235	2	38845,38882	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	260	235	21	38845,38846,38849,38851,38852,38853,38856,38861,38866,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	38866	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	260	235	15	38845,38848,38851,38856,38859,38860,38861,38866,38867,38872,38882,38888,38890,38903,38910	11547
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	38851	214
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	38868,38888	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	260	235	26	38845,38846,38848,38849,38851,38854,38856,38859,38861,38866,38867,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	38866	88
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	38866	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	38884	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			11	38845,38851,38852,38856,38859,38866,38885,38888,38890,38898,38909	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	260	235	1	38882	6
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	260	235	14	38845,38846,38848,38856,38861,38882,38886,38888,38890,38891,38893,38901,38903,38910	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	38845	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	38845	4165
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O			1	38866	48
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	235	4	38845,38851,38866,38882	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	260	235	17	38845,38848,38851,38853,38856,38859,38860,38861,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38898,38901,38903,38909	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	38845,38867	8173
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O			1	38866	66
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	38888	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			14	38845,38846,38848,38851,38860,38866,38867,38871,38884,38890,38893,38901,38903,38910	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			9	38845,38851,38856,38858,38859,38885,38888,38890,38903	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O			1	38866	68
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	260	235	1	38879	19
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			2	38866,38867	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	260	235	6	38845,38867,38882,38885,38888,38903	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			15	38845,38849,38852,38853,38860,38861,38867,38869,38884,38885,38888,38898,38901,38909,38910	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	260	235	6	38845,38851,38861,38866,38882,38903	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			7	38865,38867,38876,38884,38885,38888,38903	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	38866,38867	5433
Imhofite ()*	None	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	260	235	1	38882	2
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	38845	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	260	235	4	38845,38866,38882,38888	2228
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂			1	38890	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	235	17	38845,38849,38851,38856,38860,38865,38866,38867,38868,38871,38872,38882,38885,38886,38888,38901,38903	5591
Lanmuchangite ()*	Alum	TlAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	2
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	260	235	2	38882,38888	15
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			7	38845,38866,38867,38884,38885,38888,38901	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	260	235	13	38845,38851,38856,38861,38866,38882,38885,38888,38890,38898,38901,38909,38910	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	260	235	1	38882	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	38861	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	38848	255
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	38866	182
Moluranite ()*	None	H₄U⁴⁺(UO₂)₃(MoO₄)₇·18H₂O			1	38891	6
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	38845	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			3	38845,38867,38903	1508
Mopungite ()*	Perovskite	NaSb⁵⁺(OH)₆			1	38866	8
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	260	235	16	38845,38849,38851,38856,38860,38861,38866,38867,38871,38882,38885,38888,38890,38898,38903,38909	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	38871	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	260	235	14	38845,38846,38851,38854,38856,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38893,38901,38903	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	38867	2349
Ottensite ()*	Cetineite	Na₃(Sb₂O₃)₃(SbS₃)·3H₂O			1	38866	2
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	38851	1512
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	265
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	260	235	1	38882	99
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	260	235	29	38845,38846,38849,38851,38852,38853,38854,38856,38859,38860,38861,38866,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38886,38888,38890,38891,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	38867	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	38845,38851	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	260	235	29	38845,38846,38848,38849,38851,38853,38854,38856,38859,38860,38861,38865,38866,38867,38868,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38891,38893,38901,38903,38910	61156
Raguinite ()*	None	TlFeS₂	260	235	1	38882	4
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	260	235	15	38845,38846,38851,38854,38856,38882,38885,38888,38890,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			3	38845,38868,38903	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	260	235	1	38882	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	260	235	2	38845,38882	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			1	38866	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	38845,38890	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			13	38845,38851,38856,38858,38859,38860,38861,38872,38884,38885,38888,38890,38903	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	38866	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			21	38845,38846,38849,38851,38856,38860,38861,38864,38865,38866,38867,38871,38872,38876,38881,38884,38888,38893,38901,38903,38910	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	260	235	3	38845,38866,38882	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	260	235	1	38882	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	38888	1803
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	38890	2718
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			2	38845,38866	369
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄			1	38856	16
Zinc ()*	None	Zn			1	38845	52
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	38845,38903	5251

1 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
	Hg-00058	260	235		Fossils								Christite, Cinnabar	Hg	13580	Lanmuchang Tl-Hg Deposit, Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China		Zhang et al. (2000a); Zhang et al. (2000b)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070115	Qinglong Coal Field, Qinglong Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China	https://rruff.info/R070115
R110055	Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China	https://rruff.info/R110055

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