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Locality Name:
Chuxiong, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 70

mindat Locality ID: 144549
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144549.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chuxiong, Yunnan, China": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Chuxiong Co.
Dayao Co.
Lufeng Co.
Mouding Co.
Nanhua Co.
Wuding Co.
Yao'an Co.
Yuanmou Co.

Latitude: 25°25'3"N
Longitude: 102°5'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.4175,102.09694444444
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 Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Tl Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPentlanditePerovskitePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteVivianiteZircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ellisite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Fukuchilite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hutchinsonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Melonite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paarite  (*)Padĕraite  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Picotpaulite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skinnerite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tsumoite  (*)Wakabayashilite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S7070344783,44796,448162793
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6239.8121.5144812286
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3144816315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2500121.5444794,44809,44812,448138803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)325005411448132353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21448022162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2250070544784,44796,44809,44812,448133092
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2239.8121.5244809,44812295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1448029052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6239.8121.5244794,448122060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2239.8121.5244809,448125509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7070744780,44784,44796,44799,44800,44804,4481611547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F2500541144813304
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31448161935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42500701644782,44784,44785,44787,44790,44791,44796,44799,44800,44805,44808,44809,44810,44812,44813,448165516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2144816361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2500701444780,44782,44784,44790,44796,44799,44800,44803,44804,44808,44811,44812,44813,4481627770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4239.8121.5144812154
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)70701447841252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2500701844782,44783,44784,44785,44787,44790,44791,44796,44797,44798,44799,44800,44805,44808,44809,44811,44812,448135707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500701944780,44782,44784,44785,44787,44790,44791,44793,44796,44799,44800,44805,44808,44809,44810,44811,44812,44813,4481627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl7070244783,447961382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1448032600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2500121.5244812,44813966
Copper  (*)CopperCu239.870344791,44796,448113846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS239.8121.5244791,448114165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O239.8121.5244791,448112970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S2414481643
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S70701447841027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O625005411448134135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22500701244780,44784,44791,44796,44799,44800,44803,44804,44808,44809,44812,448139895
Ellisite  (*)NoneTl3AsS31448042
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2144816246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)239.8121.51448098173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O144797345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F239.8121.51448092740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22500541244780,448139617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S127070144783663
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S1814481643
Fukuchilite  (*)PyriteCu3FeS870701447836
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541644780,44802,44803,44804,44813,4481624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1448047437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2500541444780,44802,44813,4481630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O7070744780,44784,44787,44796,44799,44800,448046890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3250070944780,44784,44787,44791,44802,44810,44812,44813,4481614640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te144816804
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S2214481628
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O144803103
Hutchinsonite  (*)NoneTlPbAs5S91448048
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31447945433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4239.8121.5444780,44802,44809,448165591
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S614481680
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S1514481638
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500121.5744791,44794,44809,44810,44812,44813,4481614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2239.870944780,44784,44791,44796,44797,44798,44802,44809,4481212537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2144816252
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2144816207
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)239.870244784,448094924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2250070444795,44797,44812,448135800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22500541544780,44802,44804,44813,4481617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1447802994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3244803,44804511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)244794,448162349
Paarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S121448167
Padĕraite  (*)NoneCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S2214481610
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]7070144783249
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81447931512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3239.8121.5144809495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2239.8121.5244809,448122273
Picotpaulite  (*)CubaniteTlFe2S31448043
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O244803,4480499
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)144797494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500701944780,44782,44784,44787,44790,44791,44796,44799,44800,44802,44803,44804,44805,44808,44809,44810,44812,44813,4481639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S870701447839056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22500701744780,44782,44784,44787,44790,44791,44794,44796,44799,44800,44803,44804,44808,44809,44811,44813,4481661156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS244803,44804712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2239.8121.5244802,448095614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2500121.5144806241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)250070444784,44796,44813,448146417
Silver  (*)CopperAg70701447835186
Skinnerite  (*)NoneCu3SbS3239.8121.514481211
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541444780,44804,44813,4481621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31447803418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS7070244783,44796332
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21447943337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1370701447831803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO239.8121.5444808,44809,44811,448121101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S144816510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1448164899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)225005411448132562
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe144816100
Wakabayashilite  (*)None(As,Sb)6As4S1414480316
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)239.8121.51448095251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000786MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000787MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.
Jen_0000788MAGMATIC STYLE: Ellipsoid body of 800x44 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-aegirine rock, ijolite and urtite.


14 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
sedcu-003667070U. Cretaceous       Cu228365Dacun Cu Deposit, Dayao Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaDacunCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-003687070U. Cretaceous       Cu192407Liuju Cu Deposit (Luzhou Cu Deposit; Liuzu Cu Deposit; Liuzhi Cu Deposit), Dayao Copper Mine, Dayao Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaLiuZuCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-003767070U. Cretaceous       Cu228368Geyizha Cu Deposit, Mouding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaGeYiZhaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-003757070U. Cretaceous       Cu228364Haojiahe Cu Deposit, Mouding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaHaoJiaHeCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-003657070U. Cretaceous       Cu228363Tuanshan Cu Deposit (Yonghong Cu Deposit), Nanhua Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaTuanShanCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Jen_0000786180.7180.7180.7K-Ar       232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000787239.8239.8239.8K-Ar       232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000788121.5121.5121.5K-Ar       232901Luoci Cu Ore Field, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaJijieYang and Woolley(2006) JAES27_559 
DeepDive-Co-0059893893893Rb-Srage of recrystalized lavas      144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYenachangYang and Woolley (2006)10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.06.009JAES27_559age of recrystalized lavas
GCA166_53_0001170017001700U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
GCA166_53_0002860740800 ± 60U-Pbalterationfluorapatite   Fluorapatite  144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
GCA166_53_0003851833842 ± 9U-Pbalterationmonazite     144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachang depositLi (2015) GCA166_53 
ree-002552500541Proterozoic        144548Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE Deposit, Wuding Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaYinachange (Yenachang)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
L103_352-001262260261±1206Pb/238U zirconZb4  Zircon  155865Zhubu Ni-Cu Deposit, Yuanmou Co., Chuxiong, Yunnan, ChinaZhubu intrusionZhou et al. (2008)10.1016/j.lithos.2007.10.006L103_352 

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