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Locality Name:
Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 105
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 135238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dajigang Prospect
Ermiaogou Prospect
Jintonghu Cu-Au Deposit
Luoboling Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Luobuling Cu-(Mo) Deposit)
Wuziqilong Cu-Au Deposit
Zijinshan Mine

Latitude: 25°11'24"N
Longitude: 116°24'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.19,116.40972222222

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: Al As Au Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBaryteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteGermanite
KaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStannoiditeTetrahedriteWurtzite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anilite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Colusite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Deerite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Geerite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hemusite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kiddcreekite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vinciennite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6105100437287,37288,37290,37291966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)105105237289,372911588
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S410510513729188
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10510513729111547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4105100437287,37288,37290,372915516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S105100437286,37287,37289,372915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2105100637286,37287,37288,37289,37290,3729127198
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S16105105137291110
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS105100437287,37288,37290,372914165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1051051372912970
Deerite  (*)NoneFe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)510510513729127
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)105105237289,37291481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4105100437287,37288,37290,37291651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S105100537287,37288,37289,37290,372911027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16105105137291300
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4105100437287,37288,37290,37291910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS105100437287,37288,37290,3729124243
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S510510513729138
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1051051372917437
Gold  (*)CopperAu10510513729130554
Hemusite  (*)SphaleriteCu1+4Cu2+2SnMoS81051051372917
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41051051372915591
Kiddcreekite  (*)NoneCu6WSnS81051051372919
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4105105237289,3729114899
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS810510513729192
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2105105237289,372915800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2105100537287,37288,37289,37290,3729117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1051051372912994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2105100537287,37288,37289,37290,3729139462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2105105137291771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2105100537287,37288,37289,37290,3729161156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS105100437287,37288,37290,3729121482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S2810510513729173
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1210510513729180
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131051051372911803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131051051372915317
Vinciennite  (*)NoneCu10Fe4SnAsS1610510513729113
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S810510513729170
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl10510513729186



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
Kristen002007101.9101.9101.9 mineralization age     Cu, Au135238Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, ChinaZijinshanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002008100100100 mineralization age     Cu, Au135238Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, ChinaZijinshanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002006105105105 mineralization age     Cu, Mo135264Luoboling Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Luobuling Cu-(Mo) Deposit), Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, ChinaLuobulingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
PorphCu-00162105105105      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Opal, Pyrite, Sphalerite, ZunyiteCu135237Zijinshan Mine, Zijinshan Ore Field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, ChinaZijinshanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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