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Locality Name:
Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2076

mindat Locality ID: 142700
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142700.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°19'0"N
Longitude: 111°40'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.316666666667,111.66666666667
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 Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumCovelliteDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparMalachiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetrahedrite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2200210008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22200207603092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)22002076011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42200210005516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6220020760248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22002076027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4220021000154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2200210005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222002100027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS220021000966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2200210004165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2200210001027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2200207608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22002076024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O322002100014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32200210005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O422002100014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)222002100012537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2200210001066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22109207605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222002076017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222002100039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82200210009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222002076061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22200210005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22002076021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4220021000668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132200210005317


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000383porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000384porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000385porphyry Cu deposit


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
Emily00038321092109 Re-Os molybdeniteS-528-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
Emily00038420762076 Re-Os molybdeniteS-528-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
Emily00038520982098 Re-Os molybdenite870-5147-3  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuChen et al. (1998) MD17_224 
PorphCu-00189220021002200–2100      Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, StanniteCu142700Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaTongkuangyuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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