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Locality Name:
Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2176
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2062

mindat Locality ID: 143303
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143303.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, Liaoning, China": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Baiyun Au Deposit (Baiyunshan Au Deposit)
Beilazi Pb-Zn Deposit
Benshan Pb-Zn Deposit
Dadi Pb-Zn Deposit
Dadonggou Pb-Zn Deposit
Diannan Pb-Zn Deposit
Erdaogou Pb-Zn Deposit
Gaojiabuzi Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit (Gaojiapuzi Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit; Gaojiabaozi Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit)
Jinfeng Au-Ag Deposit
Linjia Au Deposit (Linjiasandaogou Au Deposit)
Mapao Pb-Zn Deposit
Nanshan Pb-Zn Deposit
Taoyuan Au Deposit
Wandigou Au Deposit
Xiaotongjiabuzi Au Deposit (Xiaotongjiapuzi Au Deposit; Xiaotongjiabaozi Au Deposit)
Xiquegou Pb-Zn Deposit (Xiquigou Pb-Zn Deposit)
Yangshuqu Au-Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Zhenzigou Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 40°47'59"N
Longitude: 123°42'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.799722222222,123.70833333333

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	Allargentum	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Orpiment	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*
Witherite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu F Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline
None Orpiment Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

46 IMA Minerals at location:

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	2176	2062	5	41989,41993,41997,41998,41999	2793
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	2176	2062	1	41998	69
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2176	2062	1	41996	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2176	2062	9	41982,41989,41991,41993,41994,41996,41997,41998,41999	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2176	2062	1	41999	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2176	2062	1	41982	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2176	2062	0		5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2176	2062	0		843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2176	2062	7	41982,41989,41993,41996,41997,41998,41999	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2176	2062	1	41998	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2176	2062	9	41982,41989,41991,41993,41994,41996,41997,41998,41999	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2176	2062	1	41999	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2176	2062	7	41982,41989,41993,41996,41997,41998,41999	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2176	2062	1	41982	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2176	2062	0		9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2176	2062	4	41989,41993,41997,41998	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	2176	2062	1	41998	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2176	2062	13	41982,41984,41985,41987,41988,41989,41991,41993,41994,41996,41997,41998,41999	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2176	2062	6	41982,41991,41994,41996,41997,41998	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2176	2062	4	41982,41996,41998,41999	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	2176	2062	2	41993,41997	717
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2176	2062	1	41998	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2176	2062	2	41982,41996	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2176	2062	2	41991,41996	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2176	2062	1	41982	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2176	2062	5	41993,41994,41996,41997,41999	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	2176	2062	1	41998	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2176	2062	1	41996	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2176	2062	6	41982,41993,41996,41997,41998,41999	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	2176	2062	3	41993,41997,41999	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2176	2062	1	41982	2349
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	2176	2062	1	41998	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2176	2062	5	41982,41989,41993,41997,41998	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2176	2062	10	41982,41988,41989,41991,41993,41994,41996,41997,41998,41999	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2176	2062	1	41982	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2176	2062	8	41982,41989,41991,41993,41994,41997,41998,41999	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2176	2062	8	41982,41989,41991,41993,41996,41997,41998,41999	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2176	2062	6	41982,41989,41993,41996,41997,41998	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2176	2062	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2176	2062	13	41982,41984,41985,41987,41988,41989,41991,41993,41994,41996,41997,41998,41999	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2176	2062	2	41993,41997	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	2176	2062	2	41989,41998	586
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2176	2062	1	41991	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2176	2062	6	41982,41989,41993,41997,41998,41999	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2176	2062	2	41991,41999	2562
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	2176	2062	1	41999	251

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
	sedznpb-00177	2176	2062	2119±57 (Re-Os)	Re-Os										143303	Qingchengzi Ore Field, Fengcheng Co., Dandong, Liaoning, China	Qingchengzi	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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