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Locality Name:
Datong, Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 229
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 145499
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145499.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Datong, Shanxi, China": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Datong Co.
Kuang District (mining District)
Lingqiu Co.
Yanggao Co.

Latitude: 39°51'11"N
Longitude: 113°54'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.853055555556,113.90972222222
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 Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBixbyiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetJalpaiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePolybasitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pavonite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S20166743144,43147,43149,43151,43156,43157,431592793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661431443419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS320166143144315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20166243144,431508803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201661431441534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)229661431572734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)222966243149,431503092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS201661431449052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2201661431445509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2296614315911547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3201661431441935
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O322966243145,43151104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420166243144,431595516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166543144,43145,43149,43156,4315727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)229661431574979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O20166143144925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S20166243144,431595707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O22966143151197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166943144,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43157,43159,4316027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu20166243144,431593846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS201661431444165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1622966143151599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O201661431442970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)422966143142651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S229661431571027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201661431444135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)220166543144,43145,43153,43157,431609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20166243144,431548173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220166243144,431559617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201661043144,43145,43148,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,43157,4315924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)201661431447437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166743144,43148,43149,43150,43153,43154,4315930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC229661431402812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201661431441544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O620166143144741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320166443144,43145,43152,4315914640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te20166143144804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O320166243144,431595433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS220166243144,43157116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420166343153,43154,431595591
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O422966143152229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166743144,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,4315914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22016614314412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220166243144,431575674
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S42296614315751
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220166243144,431605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220166943144,43148,43149,43150,43153,43154,43157,43159,4316017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se20166143144192
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x22966243145,43151121
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)20166243144,431572349
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S52016614314472
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]20166243144,43157716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201661443142,43144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43151,43152,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,4316039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO220166343144,43151,431573106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)222966143157771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820166343144,43150,431599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201661243144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43156,43157,43159,4316061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)22966343145,43151,431571711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2229661431575614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)229661431506417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S420166143144249
Silver  (*)CopperAg20166843144,43147,43148,43149,43151,43156,43157,431595186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20166943144,43145,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,43157,4315921482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)22966143153978
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S322966243151,4315762
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS20166243144,43157332
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te320166143144276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13229661431591803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO201661431441101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320166243144,431575317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O22966243145,43151433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661431442562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10201661431441395
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS320166143144297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3201661431441247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)229661431495251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000804MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basic and ultrabasic lamprophyre dykes.
Jen_0000805MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basic and ultrabasic lamprophyre dykes.


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
Jen_0000804229229229Rb-Sr biotite     145499Datong, Shanxi, ChinaDatongWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000805229229229  whole rock     145499Datong, Shanxi, ChinaDatongWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Chen2007tbl01-5420166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tenorite 187029Diaoquan Cu-Ag Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, ChinaDiaoquan, Lingqiu, ShanxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-5520166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 187030Tainashui Au Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, ChinaTainashui, Lingqiu, ShanxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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