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Locality Name:
Shangluo, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 342

mindat Locality ID: 142705
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142705.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shangluo, Shaanxi, China": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 69

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Danfeng Co.
Luonan Co.
Shangnan Co.
Shangzhou District
Shanyang Co.
Zhashui Co.
Zhen'an Co.

Latitude: 33°43'35"N
Longitude: 109°54'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.726388888889,109.915

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scapolite	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Turquoise
Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scapolite Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Turquoise
Vesuvianite Vivianite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrombismite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinohumite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kuranakhite ()*	Magnesioferrite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Marialite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Potassic-chloro-hastingsite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Roscoelite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	374	342	1	42725	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			9	42668,42673,42674,42675,42686,42698,42702,42721,42738	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	393	342	21	42666,42671,42673,42675,42685,42686,42697,42698,42699,42702,42707,42710,42720,42721,42724,42725,42728,42731,42732,42738,42739	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			2	42671,42672	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	42683,42684	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	42673	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	42671,42672	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	42702	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	393	342	12	42684,42696,42704,42710,42711,42720,42722,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	42724	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	393	342	16	42665,42694,42699,42702,42710,42711,42723,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	42721,42722,42728	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	393	342	23	42665,42667,42671,42682,42683,42684,42686,42689,42690,42694,42704,42710,42711,42718,42720,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42740	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			4	42665,42694,42721,42722	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	42731	843
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	42683	700
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	42672	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	393	342	29	42665,42671,42673,42674,42675,42684,42686,42694,42696,42698,42699,42702,42704,42710,42711,42720,42721,42722,42723,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	393	342	6	42671,42672,42710,42730,42731,42741	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	374	342	3	42667,42725,42728	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	393	342	33	42665,42668,42671,42672,42673,42674,42675,42684,42686,42694,42698,42699,42702,42704,42707,42710,42711,42712,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42724,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42742	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			2	42674,42698	285
Chrombismite ()*	None	Bi₁₆CrO₂₇			1	42672	2
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	393	342	5	42710,42728,42730,42731,42732	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	42699	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂			1	42674	236
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			1	42666	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	42684,42711	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	42730,42731,42732	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			8	42673,42674,42696,42698,42699,42702,42712,42721	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	393	342	20	42669,42673,42674,42683,42686,42696,42698,42699,42704,42710,42711,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42725,42728,42731,42732	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	393	342	2	42710,42725	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	393	342	11	42668,42673,42674,42675,42686,42698,42702,42710,42718,42721,42738	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			6	42666,42675,42686,42698,42716,42731	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			3	42674,42696,42698	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	374	342	1	42725	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	393	342	16	42665,42671,42672,42675,42694,42698,42699,42710,42711,42720,42721,42725,42730,42731,42741,42742	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	42683	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			13	42671,42672,42677,42696,42697,42704,42711,42723,42728,42730,42732,42736,42739	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃			1	42672	72
Graphite ()*	None	C			5	42684,42699,42727,42730,42731	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	42698,42718	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			11	42668,42673,42682,42683,42684,42697,42702,42721,42730,42731,42738	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			5	42684,42685,42699,42718,42738	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			11	42667,42683,42684,42698,42699,42702,42707,42712,42718,42731,42738	5591
Kuranakhite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺Te⁶⁺O₆			1	42672	7
Magnesioferrite ()*	Spinel	MgFe³⁺₂O₄			1	42674	98
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	393	342	20	42668,42671,42673,42674,42675,42684,42698,42699,42702,42707,42710,42711,42712,42717,42718,42720,42721,42725,42730,42738	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			7	42668,42671,42698,42707,42721,42722,42728	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	393	342	10	42673,42698,42710,42711,42720,42722,42723,42725,42728,42738	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	393	342	1	42710	139
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	42728	255
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	42672,42731,42732	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	374	342	11	42668,42671,42673,42674,42675,42698,42699,42702,42707,42721,42725	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	393	342	31	42668,42671,42673,42674,42675,42682,42683,42684,42686,42697,42698,42699,42702,42704,42707,42710,42711,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42738,42739	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			1	42724	633
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			2	42686,42728	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	42684	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			2	42728,42731	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	42699	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	393	342	5	42673,42674,42698,42710,42722	2273
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂Cl₂	393	342	1	42710	9
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	393	342	40	42665,42668,42671,42672,42673,42674,42675,42683,42684,42685,42686,42694,42696,42697,42698,42699,42702,42704,42707,42710,42711,42712,42717,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42724,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739,42742	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	42672,42683	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	42672	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	42698	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	393	342	17	42665,42673,42674,42675,42694,42698,42699,42702,42707,42710,42712,42718,42720,42721,42722,42725,42731	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	393	342	42	42664,42665,42671,42672,42673,42674,42675,42677,42682,42683,42684,42686,42689,42690,42694,42696,42697,42698,42699,42702,42704,42707,42710,42711,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42724,42725,42727,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739,42740	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			5	42665,42694,42711,42728,42731	712
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	42683,42684,42690,42711	253
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			6	42683,42685,42699,42702,42718,42728	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	42671,42673,42698	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	393	342	2	42710,42725	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	42730,42731	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	393	342	6	42684,42710,42720,42722,42725,42738	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	42728	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	374	342	2	42725,42728	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	393	342	2	42710,42741	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	393	342	26	42665,42671,42672,42674,42675,42684,42686,42694,42698,42699,42710,42711,42718,42720,42721,42722,42723,42725,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42741,42742	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			13	42664,42665,42667,42686,42694,42697,42723,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42738	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	42672	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	42672	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	42674,42698	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			1	42672	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	374	342	4	42725,42728,42731,42732	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	393	342	11	42671,42684,42704,42710,42711,42712,42720,42723,42725,42728,42731	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	393	342	4	42685,42699,42702,42710	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			6	42673,42674,42698,42699,42718,42721	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	42693	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	42666,42680	2718
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			3	42730,42731,42732	369
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	42674	1395
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	42671	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	393	342	4	42666,42710,42718,42723	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	393	342	2	42673,42710	1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00111	393	383	Middle Devonian	host rock age	144141	Tongmugou Zn Deposit, Shanyang Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	Tongmugou	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00184	374	342	374–342		144141	Tongmugou Zn Deposit, Shanyang Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	Tongmugou	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00188	374	342	374–342		144136	Yindongzi Pb-Ag Deposit, Zhashui Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	Yindongzi	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00112	393	383	Middle Devonian	host rock age	156538	Xitonggou Pb-Zn Deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field), Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	Xidinggou	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060709	Caiwa Mine, Danfeng Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	https://rruff.info/R060709

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