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Locality Name:
Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 135147
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135147.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Dahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine)
Dongchuang Mine
Guijiayu Mine
Hongtuling Au Deposit
Huanchiyu Au-Cu-(Mo) Deposit
Jinqu Au Deposit
Jintongcha Au-Ag-Cu Deposit
Laoyacha Au Deposit
Linghu Au-Ag-Cu Deposit (Linghuyu Au-Ag-Cu Deposit)
Qiangma Mine (Qiangmayu Mine)
Qinling Mine
Quanjiayu Au-(Mo) Deposit
Sanchayu Au Deposit
Tonggou Au Deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au Deposit)
Wenyu Mine
Yinjiagou Polymetallic Deposit

Latitude: 34°24'8"N
Longitude: 110°34'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.402222222222,110.57166666667

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Buckhornite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Humite	Iron	Kaolinite
Malachite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Zircon

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Buckhornite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Humite Iron Kaolinite
Malachite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Buckhornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Felbertalite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hammarite ()*
Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pilsenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rickardite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stützite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Volynskite ()*	Vulcanite ()*
Weissite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	39753	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	201	66	1	39758	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			2	39753,39756	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			5	39741,39744,39753,39754,39756	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			3	39747,39753,39756	489
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			7	39742,39744,39747,39750,39753,39756,39757	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	201	66	3	39741,39749,39758	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	201	66	1	39758	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	39744,39747	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	39753	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			2	39741,39749	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	201	66	7	39741,39742,39747,39749,39750,39753,39758	5516
Buckhornite ()*	Buckhornite	(Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂)			2	39753,39756	13
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			5	39742,39747,39753,39756,39757	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201	66	10	39741,39742,39744,39747,39749,39750,39753,39756,39757,39758	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	201	66	1	39758	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	201	66	3	39742,39753,39758	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	66	14	39741,39742,39743,39744,39745,39747,39748,39749,39750,39752,39753,39756,39757,39758	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	201	66	1	39758	285
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	201	66	0		1025
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	201	66	4	39741,39749,39753,39758	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	66	1	39758	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	201	66	3	39747,39757,39758	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	201	66	6	39742,39744,39745,39753,39757,39758	8173
Felbertalite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉			1	39753	9
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	201	66	1	39758	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	66	13	39741,39742,39743,39744,39747,39748,39749,39750,39752,39753,39756,39757,39758	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	201	66	14	39741,39742,39743,39744,39746,39747,39748,39750,39752,39753,39754,39756,39757,39758	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	39756	2812
Hammarite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₂Pb₂Bi₄S₉			1	39752	43
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃			1	39753	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201	66	4	39741,39747,39757,39758	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			3	39747,39753,39756	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	39750,39753	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	39747	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	201	66	2	39753,39758	5591
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆			1	39752	80
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	39756	192
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	201	66	1	39758	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	201	66	11	39741,39742,39744,39745,39747,39749,39750,39753,39756,39757,39758	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	201	66	2	39753,39758	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			4	39741,39745,39753,39756	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	201	66	6	39741,39744,39745,39754,39756,39758	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201	66	13	39741,39742,39744,39745,39747,39748,39749,39750,39753,39754,39756,39757,39758	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	201	66	1	39758	2994
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			4	39742,39747,39753,39756	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	201	66	1	39758	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃			1	39753	57
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	66	16	39741,39742,39743,39744,39745,39746,39747,39748,39749,39750,39752,39753,39754,39756,39757,39758	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			7	39741,39742,39749,39750,39753,39756,39757	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	201	66	16	39741,39742,39743,39744,39745,39746,39747,39748,39749,39750,39752,39753,39754,39756,39757,39758	61156
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂			1	39756	52
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			2	39747,39753	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	39747,39753	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			5	39742,39747,39750,39753,39756	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	201	66	5	39742,39747,39750,39757,39758	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	39744	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	39747,39753	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	66	13	39741,39742,39743,39744,39745,39747,39748,39749,39750,39753,39756,39757,39758	21482
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	39753	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	39753	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	201	66	1	39758	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			2	39753,39756	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			2	39753,39756	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			2	39744,39753	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	39757	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			4	39741,39744,39747,39749	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	201	66	1	39758	2562
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂			2	39747,39753	64
Vulcanite ()*	None	CuTe			2	39753,39756	11
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe			2	39753,39756	31
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			1	39753	297
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	39753	5251

1 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
	Chen2007tbl01-51	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous									Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187024	Yinjiagou Polymetallic Deposit, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China	Yinjiagou, Lingbao, Henan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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