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Locality Name:
Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 146.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 142699
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142699.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°49'2"N
Longitude: 115°27'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.817222222222,115.4525
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperDigeniteEpidoteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastonite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
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)2146.16603419
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4146.16605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)146.166027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S146.16605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2146.166027198
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S146.1141.901027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6146.16604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2146.16609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)146.1141.908173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS146.166024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu146.1141.9030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te146.1660804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4146.166014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2146.16605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2146.166017380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2146.1660409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2146.16602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2146.166039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8146.1141.909056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2146.166061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg146.16605186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)146.16602473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS146.166021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13146.1141.905317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2146.16602562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3146.1141.901247


5 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
Chen2007tbl01-1914566Cretaceous     YesBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Electrum 187004Banshan Au-Cu Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaBanshan, Yangxin, HubeiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-1814566Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 142699Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaFengshandong, Yangxin, HubeiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
PorphCu-00188146.1141.9144.0 ± 2.1Re-Os     Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, WollastoniteCu142699Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaFengshandongSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Chen2007tbl01-1714566Cretaceous     YesBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Orpiment, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Rhodochrosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Electrum 135018Jilongshan Au-Cu Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaJilongshan, Yangxin, HubeiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-2014566Cretaceous     YesBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Wittichenite, Electrum 145652Lijiawan Cu-(Au) Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaLijiawan, Yangxin, HubeiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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