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Locality Name:
Wafangzi Fe-Mn Deposit, Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1175
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1170

mindat Locality ID: 143296
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143296.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wafangzi Fe-Mn Deposit, Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°1'30"N
Longitude: 120°9'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.025,120.15

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.

Bixbyite	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Garnet
Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Wollastonite

Andradite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Braunite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*
Grossular ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrosmalite-(Mn) ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tephroite ()*
Vernadite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Bixbyite Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Garnet
Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Olivine Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Wollastonite

36 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1175	1170	1534
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	1175	1170	104
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1175	1170	483
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	1175	1170	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1175	1170	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1175	1170	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1175	1170	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1175	1170	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1175	1170	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1175	1170	599
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1175	1170	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1175	1170	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1175	1170	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1175	1170	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1175	1170	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1175	1170	1544
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1175	1170	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1175	1170	14640
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1175	1170	172
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1175	1170	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1175	1170	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1175	1170	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1175	1170	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1175	1170	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1175	1170	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1175	1170	3106
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH,Cl)₁₀	1175	1170	25
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1175	1170	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1175	1170	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1175	1170	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1175	1170	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1175	1170	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1175	1170	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1175	1170	21482
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1175	1170	240
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O	1175	1170	65

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0032	1175	1170	1175-1170	Ar-Ar	age of the Tieling Formation		glauconite							143296	Wafangzi Fe-Mn Deposit, Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China	Wafangzi ferromanganese deposit	Fan et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00013-X	OGR15_31	age of the Tieling Formation

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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