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Locality Name:
Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb 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: 135119
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135119.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 26°39'0"N
Longitude: 103°38'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.65,103.63333333333
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
GypsumHopeiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
Tetrahedrite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hopeite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Matildite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Willemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)24421202734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244212011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)244212027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)24421204979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244212027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)224421209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)24421208173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS244212024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O24421206890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3244212014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O24421201689
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O244212029
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624421202228
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS22442120252
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2244212017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O24421202994
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62442120477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244212039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244212061156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)24421202473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244212021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1324421205317
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO42442120303


3 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 
sedznpb-00176234.9215.1225±9.9     Yes  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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