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Locality Name:
Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 135118
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135118.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Acanthite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hopeite
None	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hopeite ()*	Matildite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Hopeite
None Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	234.9	215.1	2793
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	234.9	215.1	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	234.9	215.1	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	234.9	215.1	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	234.9	215.1	4979
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	234.9	215.1	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	234.9	215.1	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	234.9	215.1	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	234.9	215.1	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	234.9	215.1	6890
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	234.9	215.1	29
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	234.9	215.1	252
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	234.9	215.1	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	234.9	215.1	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	234.9	215.1	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	234.9	215.1	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	234.9	215.1	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	234.9	215.1	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	234.9	215.1	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	234.9	215.1	586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	234.9	215.1	5317

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedznpb-00170	244	212	228±16		Yes	135119	Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb Deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Kuangshanchang	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00106	234.9	215.1	225±9.9 Ma (Sm-Nd on gangue calcite); 223±3.9, 226±6.4 Ma (Rb-Sr on pyrite)	Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr		135118	Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Qilinchang	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00176	234.9	215.1	225±9.9			135118	Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Qilinchang	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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