Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 144314
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144314.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Chencun Fe Deposit
Hongling Mine
Wengyuan W Deposit
Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field)
Yanzhuang Meteorite

Latitude: 24°25'51"N
Longitude: 114°6'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.430833333333,114.10944444444

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fillowite	Fluorite	Graftonite
Iron	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Olivine
Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Schoepite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Wölsendorfite	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: Al As Ba Be Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Autunite Beryl Brookite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Cerite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fillowite Fluorite Graftonite
Iron Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Marcasite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Olivine
Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Schoepite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Wölsendorfite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*
Becquerelite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calciouranoite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coffinite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Fourmarierite ()*	Galena ()*	Galileiite ()*	Goethite ()*
Graftonite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Phurcalite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schoepite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranocircite-II ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Whitlockite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Yingjiangite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	93	93	1	38102	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	93	93	3	38096,38101,38111	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	93	93	1	38102	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	38096	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	93	93	1	38098	1272
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	93	93	1	38098	92
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	38096	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	38096	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	38096	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	38096	700
Calciouranoite ()*	Wölsendorfite	(Ca,Ba,Pb,K,Na)U₂O₇·5H₂O	93	93	1	38098	4
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	93	93	14	38096,38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	93	93	1	38101	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	93	93	3	38096,38101,38108	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	93	93	1	38098	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	38113	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	93	93	2	38101,38102	1756
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	93	93	13	38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	566
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	93	93	1	38098	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	93	93	14	38096,38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	38113	1188
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O	93	93	1	38098	61
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	93	93	3	38096,38101,38108	24243
Galileiite ()*	Fillowite	NaFe²⁺₄(PO₄)₃			1	38113	5
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	93	93	2	38095,38098	7437
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂			1	38113	107
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	38096	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	93	93	13	38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	93	93	2	38096,38098	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	38113	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	93	93	1	38098	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	93	93	1	38102	581
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	93	93	3	38095,38096,38111	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	93	93	13	38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	5674
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	38113	230
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	93	93	1	38112	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	93	93	1	38098	443
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	93	93	2	38096,38098	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	93	93	2	38096,38101	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	93	93	1	38098	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	93	93	5	38096,38098,38101,38108,38112	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	93	93	1	38098	2994
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	93	93	1	38098	144
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	93	93	2	38107,38111	182
Phurcalite ()*	Phosphuranylite	Ca₂(UO₂)₃O₂(PO₄)₂·7H₂O	93	93	1	38112	20
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	93	93	15	38095,38096,38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	93	93	2	38096,38098	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	93	93	15	38096,38097,38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	93	93	1	38098	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	93	93	2	38096,38111	4894
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	93	93	1	38098	94
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	93	93	3	38096,38101,38108	21482
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	38113	703
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	38096	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	93	93	1	38098	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	93	93	1	38098	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	38096	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	93	93	1	38098	1059
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	38113	1044
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	93	93	13	38099,38100,38101,38102,38103,38104,38105,38106,38107,38108,38110,38111,38112	2718
Uranocircite-II ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10H₂O	93	93	1	38098	89
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	93	93	1	38098	890
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆			1	38113	104
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	93	93	1	38098	939
Yingjiangite ()*	Phosphuranylite	K₂Ca(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·6H₂O	93	93	1	38098	9
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	93	93	2	38107,38111	5251

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
	Kristen002025	93	93	93		mineralization age								U	14754	Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China	Xiazhuang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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