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Locality Name:
Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 134.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 131.8

mindat Locality ID: 145234
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145234.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Luniao Mine
Xianlinbu Mine (Xianlingbu Mine)

Latitude: 30°15'0"N
Longitude: 120°1'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.25,120.025
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNolaniteNonePascoitePyritePyroxene
QuartzScheeliteSchreyeriteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nolanite  (*)Pascoite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schreyerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2134.6131.814535927198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6134.6131.81453594135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2134.6131.81453599895
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)314535831
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4134.6131.814535914899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2134.6131.81453595800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1453581508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214535817380
Nolanite  (*)NolaniteV3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)214535819
Pascoite  (*)PascoiteCa3V5+10O28·17H2O14535878
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214535839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214535861156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)134.6131.81453594894
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O914535810


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
Michelle_0005134.6131.8133.2±1.4Os-OsAge of vein mineralizationmolybdeniteXLB-1  MolybdeniteAndradite, Chalcopyrite, Diopside, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite, TremoliteFe, Mo205135Xianlinbu Mine (Xianlingbu Mine), Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaXianlinbu MineSun et al. (2003)10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175EG98_175Fig. 3E

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