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Locality Name:
Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 123
Youngest recorded age at locality: 106

mindat Locality ID: 142697
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142697.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°4'0"N
Longitude: 119°6'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.066666666667,119.1

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212310603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12310608803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12310601588
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612310602060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212310605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)123106011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412310605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)123106027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12310605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2123106027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu12310603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12310604165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12310608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212310609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123106024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3123106014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312310605433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412310605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4123106014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2123106012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212310605800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12310601508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2123106017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2123106039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812310609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2123106061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123106021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212310602562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012310601395



1 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
PorphCu-00186123106123–106      Actinolite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteCu142697Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaAnjishanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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