Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiqiu Cu-Zn Deposit (Zigiu Cu-Zn Deposit), Shaoxing Co., Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 889
Youngest recorded age at locality: 889

mindat Locality ID: 145237
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145237.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiqiu Cu-Zn Deposit (Zigiu Cu-Zn Deposit), Shaoxing Co., Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°56'0"N
Longitude: 120°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.933333333333,120.5

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Malachite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Malachite
Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	889	889	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	889	889	2162
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	889	889	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	889	889	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	889	889	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	889	889	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	889	889	3846
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	889	889	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	889	889	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	889	889	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	889	889	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	889	889	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	889	889	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	889	889	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	889	889	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	889	889	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	889	889	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00420	889	889	Neoproterozoic (976.4-802.3)										S	145237	Xiqiu Cu-Zn Deposit (Zigiu Cu-Zn Deposit), Shaoxing Co., Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China	Xiqiu	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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