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Locality Name:
Shuangwang Au Deposit, Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 168

mindat Locality ID: 134939
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134939.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shuangwang Au Deposit, Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°52'30"N
Longitude: 107°14'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.875,107.24166666667
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmaline

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Villamanínite  (*)Violarite  (*)Willyamite  (*)
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)221416803419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)21416808803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO521416801310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)21416801588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)221416803092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS21416809052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)214168011547
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe22141680361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)214168027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2214168027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2141680966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1821416801008
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42141680651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)221416809895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2141680648
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF221416809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS214168024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu214168030554
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)3214168031
Graphite  (*)NoneC21416802812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O21416806890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S22141680205
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2141680804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O321416805433
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S42141680249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214168014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS221416805674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS21416801066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS221416805800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214168017380
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2214168055
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S821416801512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)221416802273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S42141680131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214168039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S821416809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214168061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22141680253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO221416805614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)21416802705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)21416806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS214168021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te32141680276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1321416805317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)221416802562
Villamanínite  (*)PyriteCuS2214168010
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42141680380
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS214168025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002450Shuangwang ore body in the Qiling Gold District


1 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
Kristen002450214168  gold mineralizations and granite ages     Au134939Shuangwang Au Deposit, Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaQiling Gold DistrictMao et al. (2003)10.1360/03yd9022SCSD46_231 

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