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Locality Name:
Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 240

mindat Locality ID: 142698
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142698.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°7'53"N
Longitude: 125°47'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.131388888889,125.78611111111
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 As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCovelliteEpidoteFeldspar
GypsumMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S54124002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)228024003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)28024008803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)54124001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)228024003092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)252024005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS428024005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)541240027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S28024005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2280240027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu52024003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS28024004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O52024002970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O628024004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28024008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS280240024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu280240030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O54124006890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4280240014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2520240012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS254149205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O28024001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2541240017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2280240039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S828024009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541240061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg28024005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS280240021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1352024001803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO28024001101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1352024005317


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000378Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000379Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000380Cu (Mo) deposit


8 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
Emily000378541501521±20Re-Os molybdeniteDu-9  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan MineZhao et al. (1997) AGS8_61 
Emily000379514504509±5Re-Os molybdeniteDu-20  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan MineZhao et al. (1997) AGS8_61 
Emily000380510504507±3Re-Os molybdeniteD865  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan MineZhao et al. (1997) AGS8_61 
Kristen001923520492506±14Re-Os molybdenite   Molybdenite  142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, ChinaDuobaoshan and Tongshan DepsoitsZhao et al. (1997) AGS8_61 
Kristen002225520492506±14Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, ChinaDuobao-Shan Ore DepsoitHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00328520492506Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, ChinaDuobaoshan/TongshanZhao et al. (1997) AGS18_61 
PorphCu-00187280240280–240      Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu142698Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, ChinaDuobaoshanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00338520492506±14Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo144445Tongshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, ChinaDuobaoshan/TongshanZhao et al. (1997) AGS18_61 

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