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Locality Name:
Pu'er, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 134606
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134606.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pu'er, Yunnan, China": 38
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Jiangcheng Co.
Jinggu Co.
Lancang Co.
Menglian Co.
Mojiang Co.
Ning'er Co.
Simao District
Ximeng Co.
Zhenyuan Co.

Latitude: 22°55'49"N
Longitude: 100°38'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.930277777778,100.64777777778

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Boracite	Calcite	Carnallite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Langbeinite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Palmierite	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rinneite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Wurtzite	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 Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Ta Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Boracite Calcite Carnallite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Löllingite Langbeinite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Palmierite Polybasite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rinneite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Ullmannite Wurtzite Zircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Boracite ()*	Bornite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carnallite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chlorocalcite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Comblainite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fischesserite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grimaldiite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kalistrontite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Koenenite ()*	Langbeinite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pearceite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rinneite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sylvite ()*	Tainiolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Violarite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Ximengite ()*
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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	300	300	2	45133,45139	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	45145	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	300	300	3	45130,45133,45148	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	45131	2353
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	45123	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			4	45124,45125,45143,45155	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	300	300	9	45125,45133,45136,45142,45148,45153,45155,45157,45158	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			4	45123,45124,45142,45143	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	45141,45145	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	300	300	2	45133,45148	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	45148	716
Boracite ()*	Boracite	Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl			1	45123	57
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	300	300	6	45125,45133,45141,45142,45143,45146	5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb			1	45139	175
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	300	12	45123,45124,45125,45131,45132,45133,45139,45141,45143,45145,45157,45158	27770
Carnallite ()*	Carnallite	KMgCl₃·6H₂O			1	45123	132
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	300	300	3	45133,45148,45150	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	45123	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			8	45124,45125,45130,45141,45142,45143,45145,45146	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	300	300	16	45124,45125,45130,45132,45133,45134,45136,45139,45141,45142,45143,45145,45146,45155,45157,45158	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	45131	577
Chlorocalcite ()*	None	KCaCl₃			1	45123	3
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	45139	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	45141	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	45125	966
Comblainite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₄Co³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O			1	45123	5
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			2	45124,45125	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			7	45124,45125,45130,45141,45142,45143,45146	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	45125,45141,45146	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	300	300	1	45133	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	300	300	7	45123,45129,45132,45133,45139,45141,45157	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	45143	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	300	300	2	45133,45145	8173
Fischesserite ()*	None	Ag₃AuSe₂			1	45139	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	300	300	1	45133	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	45139	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	300	10	45124,45129,45132,45133,45134,45136,45139,45141,45143,45145	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂			1	45123	137
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	45131,45139	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			10	45136,45137,45139,45142,45145,45154,45155,45157,45158,45159	30554
Grimaldiite ()*	None	CrO(OH)			1	45139	5
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	45123,45141	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	45123	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	300	300	3	45123,45133,45139	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	45139	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	45149	5433
Kalistrontite ()*	Palmierite	K₂Sr(SO₄)₂			1	45123	11
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	45136,45139	5591
Koenenite ()*	None	Na₄Mg₉Al₄Cl₁₂(OH)₂₂			1	45123	12
Langbeinite ()*	Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃			1	45123	43
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			2	45123,45139	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	300	300	5	45129,45130,45131,45133,45139	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			9	45123,45124,45125,45130,45141,45142,45143,45145,45146	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	45139	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂			1	45139	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	45149	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	45139	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	300	300	1	45133	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45139	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	300	300	11	45123,45130,45131,45133,45136,45139,45145,45149,45155,45157,45158	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45139	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	45139	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	300	300	2	45133,45141	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	45130,45149,45157	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			2	45139,45158	767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	45139	249
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	45157,45158	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	45139	485
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	45139	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	300	300	17	45123,45125,45130,45132,45133,45134,45136,45139,45141,45142,45143,45145,45146,45148,45155,45157,45158	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	300	300	3	45133,45139,45145	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	300	300	17	45123,45124,45125,45129,45130,45133,45136,45139,45141,45142,45143,45145,45148,45149,45155,45157,45158	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			1	45139	233
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	300	300	2	45133,45141	712
Rinneite ()*	Rinneite	K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆			1	45123	20
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	45129	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	45130	598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	300	300	3	45133,45148,45158	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	45149	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	45148	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	45131,45142	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	45139	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	45139,45142	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	300	11	45129,45132,45133,45134,45139,45143,45145,45148,45155,45157,45158	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	300	300	8	45133,45134,45139,45142,45153,45155,45157,45158	3418
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	45123	275
Tainiolite ()*	Mica	KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂			1	45148	40
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	45139	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	45147	211
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	45144	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	45124	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			6	45139,45144,45145,45155,45157,45158	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	45123	299
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	300	300	1	45133	2562
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	45139	66
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	45139	293
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			2	45139,45158	106
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			1	45158	380
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	45149	939
Ximengite ()*	Rhabdophane	Bi(PO₄)			1	45148	7
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	45149	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
	vms-00404	300	300	Late Carboniferous										S	155489	Laochang Polymetallic Deposit, Lancang Co., Pu'er, Yunnan, China	Laochang	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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