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Locality Name:
Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 135062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bishan Cu-Mo Deposit
Huangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au Deposit
Jinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine)
Laomiaojishan Mine
Songshushan Mine
Tianebaodanshan Au-S Deposit
Tianmashan Mine
Tongguanshan Mine

Latitude: 30°55'12"N
Longitude: 117°51'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.92,117.85055555556

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	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite
Kaolinite	Kobellite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite
Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Humite
Kaolinite Kobellite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite
Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chondrodite ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Farringtonite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greigite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Humite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Maldonite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pilsenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	3	37110,37115,37116	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	1	37116	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	145	66	1	37115	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	145	66	3	37109,37115,37116	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	145	66	3	37108,37115,37116	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	145	66	2	37115,37116	1588
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	1	37116	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	66	6	37109,37110,37112,37114,37115,37116	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	145	66	2	37111,37115	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	145	66	2	37110,37115	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	4	37109,37110,37115,37116	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	145	66	1	37115	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	8	37109,37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	2	37115,37116	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	8	37109,37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	145	66	1	37115	285
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	145	66	1	37115	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	1	37115	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	145	66	2	37110,37115	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	143	137	1	37115	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	145	66	1	37115	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	7	37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	5	37109,37112,37113,37115,37116	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	5	37109,37110,37114,37115,37116	8173
Farringtonite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂	145	66	1	37115	7
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	145	66	2	37115,37116	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	5	37109,37112,37113,37115,37116	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	145	66	1	37115	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	2	37109,37115	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	7	37109,37110,37111,37113,37114,37115,37116	30554
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	145	66	1	37115	62
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	145	66	1	37116	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	145	66	2	37115,37116	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	145	66	1	37116	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	3	37109,37115,37116	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	143	137	1	37115	804
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	145	66	1	37115	80
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	1	37115	5591
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	1	37116	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	8	37109,37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	14899
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	143	137	1	37115	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	66	3	37109,37115,37116	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	66	5	37108,37110,37111,37115,37116	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	4	37109,37112,37115,37116	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	113	113	1	37110	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	145	66	4	37113,37114,37115,37116	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	145	66	1	37115	57
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	8	37109,37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	1	37116	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	66	7	37109,37110,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	8	37109,37110,37111,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	145	66	1	37116	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	4	37109,37113,37115,37116	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	143	137	1	37115	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	7	37109,37110,37112,37113,37114,37115,37116	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	145	66	1	37115	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	145	66	1	37115	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	145	66	1	37116	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	2	37115,37116	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	145	66	2	37110,37115	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	145	66	1	37115	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	145	66	3	37109,37115,37116	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	145	66	1	37115	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	5	37109,37112,37114,37115,37116	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	143	137	1	37115	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	145	66	3	37110,37115,37116	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	145	66	3	37110,37115,37116	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	2	37110,37115	1025

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
Chen2007tbl01-34	145	66	Cretaceous	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite		187013	Huangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au Deposit, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Huangshilao, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000551	113	113			Au, Ag, Cu	186892	Jinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Jinkouling	Zhao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6	OGR14_227
Chen2007tbl01-36	145	66	Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Tellurobismuthite, Electrum		135055	Tianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Mashan, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000547	143	137			Au, Ag, Cu	135055	Tianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Tianmashan	Zhao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6	OGR14_227
Chen2007tbl01-35	145	66	Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite		64264	Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Tongguanshan, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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