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Locality Name:
Yanbei Sn Deposit, Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 125
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125

mindat Locality ID: 145181
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145181.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yanbei Sn Deposit, Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°15'35"N
Longitude: 115°41'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.259722222222,115.68361111111
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaolinite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTopazZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Annite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12512502793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12512508803
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21251250356
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312512501935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)125125027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212512505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2125125027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12512508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212512509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS125125024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312512505433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412512505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4125125014899
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21251250252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12512504924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212512505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2125125017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212512502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2125125039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21251250771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812512509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2125125061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12512506417
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2125125092
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS125125021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41251250668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312512505317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212512501476
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1251250939


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
Kristen002020125125125 mineralization age     Sn, Cu145181Yanbei Sn Deposit, Xikengjing Sn Ore Field (Mikengshan Sn Ore Field), Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaYanbeiJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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