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Locality Name:
Shituling Deposit (U Deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 93

mindat Locality ID: 144299
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144299.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shituling Deposit (U Deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°35'13"N
Longitude: 114°18'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.586944444444,114.30944444444

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)939308803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9393027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S939305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29393027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8939301756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O93930566
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2939309617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9393024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39393014640
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2939305674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2939305800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29393017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29393039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29393061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9393021482
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2939302718



1 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
Kristen002025939393 mineralization age   Yes U14754Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, ChinaXiazhuangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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