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Locality Name:
Huludao, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 196
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 143539
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143539.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huludao, Liaoning, China": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Jianchang Co.
Lianshan District
Suizhong Co.
Xingcheng Co.

Latitude: 40°44'15"N
Longitude: 120°40'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.7375,120.66944444444
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArgyroditeArsenopyriteBaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumite
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePolybasitePyritePyrophyllite
PyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Amesite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dufrénoysite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Ruthenium  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stützite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S177.4170842070,42071,42072,42076,42077,42084,42086,420962793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2196170442070,42084,42086,421013419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS177.4170442071,42072,42077,42084312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)196181442078,42086,42096,421018803
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4196170342070,42096,4210174
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3196170242070,421011534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1420862734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2177.4170242069,420963092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2177.4170142076718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4177.4170242069,42084708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS177.4170442072,42076,42077,420849052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61961811421012060
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O14208622
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)177.4170442071,42072,42077,4208111547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31420911935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41420895516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2196181142101462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1961701242070,42071,42072,42076,42077,42081,42083,42084,42086,42091,42096,4210127770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6177.4170242069,4208491
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS177.417014206942
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1420895707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21961701142070,42072,42076,42077,42083,42084,42086,42089,42091,42096,4210127198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2196170242070,42101285
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2177.4170842071,42072,42076,4207757
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2196181142101236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1961811421011025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1420894165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242083,42096651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6196170442070,42076,42084,421014135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2196170742070,42072,42084,42086,42090,42091,421019895
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S514209134
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)196170442070,42084,42096,421018173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2196170442070,42083,42096,421019617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)177.41701420701188
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12177.4170242069,42084663
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4177.4170142070445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1961701842070,42071,42072,42073,42074,42076,42077,42080,42083,42084,42086,42088,42091,42096,42097,42098,42099,4210124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)177.4170442071,42072,42076,420777437
Gold  (*)CopperAu177.4170942069,42079,42081,42084,42086,42089,42090,42091,4210430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31961811421011544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O196170342069,42084,421016890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4142086350
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3142104104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3542080,42083,42086,42089,4209014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te142086804
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2177.417014206980
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3177.41701420775433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4542078,42079,42083,42086,420965591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2177.4170442071,42072,42076,42077234
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4196181142101359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41961701242070,42075,42076,42077,42078,42080,42084,42086,42088,42090,42096,4210114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2177.4170342072,42076,4207712537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21961701442070,42077,42078,42084,42086,42087,42088,42091,42094,42095,42096,42100,42101,421025800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1420831508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21961701342069,42070,42078,42081,42083,42084,42086,42089,42091,42094,42096,42101,4210717380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)196170342070,42086,421012349
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]142084249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2142089409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2196170742070,42071,42072,42076,42077,42084,421012273
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3177.41701420691425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21961702442070,42071,42072,42074,42075,42076,42077,42078,42079,42080,42081,42083,42084,42086,42088,42089,42090,42091,42095,42096,42100,42101,42104,4210739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21420863106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2142100771
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10177.4170442071,42072,42076,4207725
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3177.4170542071,42072,42076,42077,42084147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8177.4170642070,42072,42076,42077,42084,420869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21961702042070,42071,42072,42076,42077,42078,42079,42080,42081,42083,42084,42086,42089,42090,42091,42096,42100,42101,42104,4210761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)177.4170642071,42072,42076,42077,42086,420961711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)177.4170442071,42072,42076,42077969
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu14210446
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21420965614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)177.4170242069,420844894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)177.4170242069,420966417
Silver  (*)CopperAg177.4170842070,42071,42072,42077,42084,42086,42091,420965186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1420862473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3177.4170542071,42072,42076,42077,420841214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1961701742070,42071,42072,42073,42074,42076,42077,42083,42084,42086,42088,42091,42096,42097,42098,42099,4210121482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4177.4170342071,42072,42077586
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)14208692
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2196170442069,42084,42086,421013337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13177.4170542069,42084,42086,42091,420965317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1961811421014899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2196170742070,42071,42072,42076,42077,42086,421012562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21420832718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101961811421011395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31961811421011247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1961811421011025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000364skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000365skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000366skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000367skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000368skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000369skarn-porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000370skarn-porphyry Mo deposit


8 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
sedznpb-00147177.4170177.4–170        143369Bajiazi Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Jianchang Co., Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaBajiaziSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Emily000364193183188±5Re-Os molybdeniteL-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000365191181186±5Re-Os molybdeniteL-3  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000366193183188±5Re-Os molybdeniteL-5  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000367189181185±4Re-Os molybdeniteL-15  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000368196184190±6Re-Os molybdeniteY-15-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000369189185187±2Re-Os molybdeniteY-15-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 
Emily000370196184190±6Re-Os molybdeniteY-17  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143371Yangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi Ore Field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, ChinaLanjiagou-YangjiazhangziWu et al. (1997) MD16_376 

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