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Locality Name:
Laozuoshan Mine, Baoqing Co., Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 144443
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144443.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Laozuoshan Mine, Baoqing Co., Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°13'23"N
Longitude: 131°25'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.223055555556,131.43055555556
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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22016603419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2016609052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22016605509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2016601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32016601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42016605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2016605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2016604165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62016604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2016608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22016609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20166024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS201660131
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2016602812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32016601544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320166014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32016605433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42016605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220166012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22016605674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2016604924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22016605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220166017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220166039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2201660771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82016609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220166061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2016601153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20166021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32016603418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132016605317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2016604899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22016602562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102016601395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2016605251


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
Chen2007tbl01-5820166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum 144443Laozuoshan Mine, Baoqing Co., Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, ChinaLaozuoshan, Qitaihe, HeilongjiangChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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