Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yunfu, Guangdong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 95
Youngest recorded age at locality: 85

mindat Locality ID: 145504
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145504.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yunfu, Guangdong, China": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Luoding Co.
Xinxing Co.
Yun'an Co.
Yuncheng District

Latitude: 22°47'23"N
Longitude: 111°52'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.789722222222,111.87361111111

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bixbyite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Topaz
Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zinkenite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bixbyite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Digenite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Topaz
Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zinkenite Zircon

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*
Coronadite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nsutite ()*	Ourayite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stolzite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zinkenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	6	38153,38162,38166,38171,38173,38174	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	38171,38173	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	38157,38161,38163,38171,38173	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	38155	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	38157	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	38166	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	38157	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	38168	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9	38153,38155,38157,38162,38163,38166,38171,38173,38174	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	38155,38157	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	38163	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	38163,38166	1935
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	1	38155	104
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	38162,38166	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	38153,38154,38155,38157,38166,38171,38173,38174	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	1	38166	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	9	38153,38155,38161,38162,38163,38170,38171,38173,38174	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4	38153,38157,38171,38174	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1	38155	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	38153,38155,38157,38162,38163,38166,38168,38171,38173,38174	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	38155	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	38152	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	38166	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	38157	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	38157	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	38155	227
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	38155	599
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	38157	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	38157	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	7	38154,38155,38157,38164,38168,38170,38172	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1	38166	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	38157	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	38155,38162,38163	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	38173	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	1	38173	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	14	38153,38155,38157,38162,38163,38164,38166,38167,38168,38170,38171,38172,38173,38174	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	38155	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	38150,38151,38155,38166,38173	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	38157	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	38157	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	38151,38154,38155,38159	14640
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	1	38173	31
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	38155	243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	38152,38155	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	1	38166	116
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2	38171,38173	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	38155,38162	5591
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	38166	128
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	1	38155	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	38155	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	38155	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	4	38153,38166,38171,38174	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	38161	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	38155,38157	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	11	38153,38155,38159,38161,38162,38163,38166,38168,38171,38173,38174	17380
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	1	38155	121
Ourayite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	1	38166	24
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	1	38152	71
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	3	38166,38171,38173	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	3	38166,38171,38173	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	14	38152,38153,38154,38155,38157,38159,38162,38163,38166,38167,38168,38171,38173,38174	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	38151,38155	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	38152	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	10	38153,38155,38157,38162,38163,38166,38168,38171,38173,38174	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	38150,38153,38155,38157,38159,38161,38162,38163,38166,38167,38168,38171,38173,38174	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	38162	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	38155	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	38152,38155	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	38163	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	7	38153,38155,38162,38166,38171,38173,38174	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	38164	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	38155	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	14	38153,38155,38157,38162,38163,38164,38166,38167,38168,38170,38171,38172,38173,38174	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	5	38153,38166,38171,38173,38174	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	38155	586
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	1	38155	156
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	38166	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	38171,38173	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	38155,38166,38171,38173	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	38155	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	38163	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	38171	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	3	38154,38158,38159	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	38158	890
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1	38152	605
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	38157	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	38157	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	38155	939
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	2	38171,38173	228
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	38152,38155	5251

2 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
	Kristen002023	95	95	95		mineralization age								W, Sn	255214	Dajinshan W-Sn Deposit, Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, China	Dajinshan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
	Kristen002024	85	85	85		mineralization age								W, Sn	255214	Dajinshan W-Sn Deposit, Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, China	Dajinshan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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