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Locality Name:
Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 135017
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135017.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°6'0"N
Longitude: 114°54'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.1,114.90638888889

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.

Amphibole	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Feldspar	Kaolinite
Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Tetradymite

Baryte ()*	Bellidoite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Umangite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O S Se Si Te

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O S Se Si Te

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Feldspar Kaolinite
Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Spinel Tetradymite

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	145	66	11547
Bellidoite ()*	None	Cu₂Se	145	66	6
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	122	122	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	4135
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	66	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	145	66	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	145	66	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	6417
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	145	66	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	145	66	510
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	2562
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	145	66	71

2 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
	Chen2007tbl01-25	145	66	Cretaceous									Bellidoite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Tellurobismuthite, Tetradymite, Umangite, Electrum		135017	Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Jiguanzui, Daye, Hubei	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
	Emily000550	122	122											Au, Ag, Cu	135017	Jiguanzui Au-Cu Deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Jiguanzui	Zhao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6	OGR14_227

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