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Locality Name:
Qujing, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 244
Youngest recorded age at locality: 212

mindat Locality ID: 135117
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135117.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qujing, Yunnan, China": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Fuyuan Co.
Huize Co.
Luoping Co.
Xuanwei Co.
Zhanyi Co.

Latitude: 25°44'36"N
Longitude: 104°1'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.743333333333,104.02888888889
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGanomaliteGypsumHopeiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
NoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePhenakitePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteValleriiteVivianiteWurtzite

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Doyleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Evansite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Ganomalite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Heterogenite  (*)Hopeite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jordisite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulvanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S234.9215.11451712793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21451773419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1451678803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)244212345166,45170,451752734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb244212145169363
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2245167,451825509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244212845166,45170,45171,45173,45175,45176,45178,4518611547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4245167,451865516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11234.9215.1145171843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2442121045166,45170,45171,45173,45175,45176,45177,45178,45182,4518427770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2442121451691252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)244212545166,45170,45171,45175,451784979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S445167,45168,45174,451775707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244212745166,45167,45170,45175,45177,45178,4518627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O245168,451743531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS145167966
Copper  (*)CopperCu345168,45174,451773846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS345167,45175,451864165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1451672970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)145167481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1451671027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2244212945166,45167,45170,45171,45172,45175,45178,45182,451869895
Doyleite  (*)NoneAl(OH)314516715
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)244212445168,45170,45171,451748173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O145167814
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O14518656
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2234.9215.1545162,45166,45171,45173,451769617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS244212945166,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178,4518224243
Ganomalite  (*)GanomalitePb9Ca6(Si2O7)4(SiO4)O1451756
Gold  (*)CopperAu14518630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1451672812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS145182717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O244212345169,45170,451716890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O324421214517014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O244212445166,45170,45175,451781689
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)145167111
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O244212245170,4517129
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2145175201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6244212245170,451752228
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS2145186102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4445166,45167,45168,451745591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1451771271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4345168,45174,4517714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2645166,45167,45168,45174,45177,4518212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21451865674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2244212245170,45171252
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1451861066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1451671508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2244212245167,4517017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2442121451702994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS145186767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S214518655
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81451861512
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6244212345170,45175,45178477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]234.9215.1145171716
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4145186131
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3234.9215.11451711425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22442121445163,45166,45167,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178,45180,45181,45182,4518639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21451843106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl245166,451751725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22442121145162,45166,45167,45168,45170,45171,45174,45175,45177,45178,4518661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1451841711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1451776417
Silver  (*)CopperAg234.9215.11451715186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)244212645166,45170,45171,45175,45178,451822473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2442121045166,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178,45182,4518621482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4234.9215.1145171586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31451623418
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS414518648
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131451861803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO245167,451771101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13244212545167,45170,45171,45175,451785317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21451772562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]145186237
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O14518465
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4145186380
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4244212345170,45175,45178303


4 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
sedexmvt-00101244212228±16 Ma (Sm-Nd on gangue calcite)Sm-Nd on gangue calcite       135119Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb Deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, ChinaKuangshanchangTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00170244212228±16        135119Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb Deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, ChinaKuangshanchangSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00106234.9215.1225±9.9 Ma (Sm-Nd on gangue calcite); 223±3.9, 226±6.4 Ma (Rb-Sr on pyrite)Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr       135118Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, ChinaQilinchangTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00176234.9215.1225±9.9        135118Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, ChinaQilinchangSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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