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Locality Name:
Baiyin, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 515
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 144988
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144988.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baiyin, Gansu, China": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baiyin District
Jingtai Co.
Jingyuan Co.
Pingchuan District

Latitude: 36°49'58"N
Longitude: 104°0'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.832777777778,104.01138888889
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 Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBotryogenCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGypsum
HalotrichiteKaoliniteMalachiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedrite
Wurtzite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Copper  (*)Crocoite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S515445237514,375172793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21375233419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)515515337513,37523,375278803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24454451375173092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1375191036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS515445237511,375179052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3515515137511544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2515515237511,375275509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)515445437512,37513,37514,3751711547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35155151375111935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4515445537512,37513,37514,37517,375255516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O515515237512,3751345
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11515515137511843
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2137519361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)515445237511,3751727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25154451375105171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O515515237512,37513925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S515515437512,37513,37525,375275707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2515445937512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,3752527198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS5155151375112600
Copper  (*)CopperCu515515337512,37513,375273846
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)44544513751781
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3515515137511802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O515515237512,375132970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25155151375119895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)445445237517,375278173
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O515515237512,37513107
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS515445837512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,3752524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)515445437512,37513,37517,375277437
Gold  (*)CopperAu515445937512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37521,3752730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC5154451375102812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O515445437512,37513,37514,375176890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O515515237512,37513409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3515515437512,37513,37523,3752714640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6515515237512,375132228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44454451375175591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4515445437513,37517,37523,3752514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2515445437511,37517,37523,3752712537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O515515237512,37513915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2515445737512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,3752717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2515445937512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,3752539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8515445737512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,375239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25154451037512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,37525,3752761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25155151375135614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1375204894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1375256417
Silver  (*)CopperAg515445337511,37514,375175186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS515445937512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,3752521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4515515137511668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13515515437511,37512,37515,375161803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO515515337512,37513,375271101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13515515637511,37515,37516,37523,37525,375275317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl445445137517605


4 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
vms-00422515515Middle Cambrian       S144957Zheyaoshan Mine, Baiyinchang Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, ChinaZheyaoshanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00408515515Middle Cambrian       S144964Shiqingdong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, ChinaShiqingdongMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00409515515Middle Cambrian       S144966Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, ChinaSigequanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00418445445Late Ordovician       S144955Xiaotieshan Zn-Pb-Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, ChinaXiaotieshanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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