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Locality Name:
Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 134681
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134681.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°34'17"N
Longitude: 116°57'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.571388888889,116.95833333333
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 Au Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScapoliteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTetrahedriteTitaniteWollastonite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)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
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31456601534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1456601588
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1456601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31456601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41456605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61456604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21456609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456608173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1456601188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1456606890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6145660741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41456605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214566012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl145660139
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2144.3132.405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456602349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21456602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2145660771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21456603337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131456605317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1456604899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21456602562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31456601247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456601025


6 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
Michelle_0001138.1134.1136.1±2.0Os-OsAge of vein mineralizationmolybdeniteYS-4 YesMolybdeniteBornite, ChalcopyriteCu, Mo107602Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaYueshan Cu-Mo veinSun et al. (2003)10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175EG98_175Fig. 2A, Fig. 3A
Chen2007tbl01-3214566Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite 134681Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaAnqing, Huaining, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Mo-00321137132.4134.7±2.3Re-Os molybdeniteYU-1  Molybdenite Mo134681Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaAnqingMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00322139.4136.4137.9±1.5Re-Os molybdeniteYU-1  Molybdenite Mo134681Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaAnqingMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00323144.3140.9142.6±1.7Re-Os molybdeniteYU-2  Molybdenite Mo134681Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaAnqingMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 
Mo-00324139.6135.2137.4±2.2Re-Os molybdeniteYU-2  Molybdenite Mo134681Anqing Copper Mine, Yueshan Ore Field, Huaining Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaAnqingMao et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001OGR29_307 

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