Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bijie, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 145509
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145509.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bijie, Guizhou, China": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dafang Co.
Hezhang Co.
Nayong Co.
Qixingguan District
Weining Co.
Zhijin Co.

Latitude: 27°4'51"N
Longitude: 105°6'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.080833333333,105.10888888889

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hopeite
Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Hopeite
Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Polybasite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*
Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hopeite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Moschellandsbergite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rectorite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Variscite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	100	100	1	38718	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	100	1	38710	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	38686	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	541	521	1	38728	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	100	100	6	38691,38693,38695,38700,38718,38724	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	38683	3092
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	100	1	38718	58
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	100	100	1	38710	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	541	100	13	38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38700,38701,38705,38718,38724,38728	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	100	100	2	38694,38720	304
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	100	100	1	38720	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	100	100	1	38710	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	541	100	23	38682,38685,38687,38688,38690,38691,38692,38693,38694,38695,38699,38700,38705,38709,38711,38712,38713,38714,38718,38720,38724,38726,38728	27770
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	541	521	1	38728	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	100	100	12	38685,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38718,38724	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	100	100	5	38705,38711,38712,38713,38714	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100	100	12	38683,38686,38690,38691,38693,38695,38698,38700,38705,38710,38718,38724	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	100	100	1	38718	1382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	100	100	4	38711,38712,38713,38714	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	100	100	1	38710	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	100	100	1	38720	481
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	541	100	19	38685,38686,38687,38689,38690,38691,38692,38693,38695,38696,38698,38700,38701,38705,38709,38718,38724,38726,38728	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	100	100	1	38718	8173
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	100	2	38694,38720	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	541	521	2	38682,38728	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	100	100	6	38691,38693,38695,38700,38710,38724	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	100	100	1	38718	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	100	100	22	38683,38687,38688,38689,38691,38692,38693,38695,38697,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38709,38716,38718,38719,38722,38724,38725,38726	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	100	100	5	38683,38693,38696,38700,38724	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	100	100	2	38684,38718	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	100	100	2	38696,38723	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	100	100	9	38685,38691,38692,38693,38695,38700,38701,38718,38724	1689
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	100	100	1	38718	29
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	100	100	12	38685,38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38724	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	38685	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	100	100	4	38683,38694,38705,38720	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	100	100	1	38710	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	38686	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	100	100	6	38705,38711,38712,38713,38714,38724	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	100	100	6	38691,38693,38695,38700,38707,38724	5674
Moschellandsbergite ()*	None	Ag₂Hg₃	100	100	1	38718	24
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	521	2	38682,38728	17380
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	38682	306
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	100	100	1	38718	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	541	100	24	38682,38686,38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38696,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38707,38709,38711,38712,38713,38716,38718,38724,38726,38728	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	38692	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	100	21	38682,38683,38687,38691,38692,38693,38694,38695,38698,38700,38701,38705,38709,38711,38712,38713,38714,38718,38720,38724,38728	61156
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	38682	49
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	38687	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	100	100	10	38686,38690,38691,38693,38695,38696,38700,38718,38723,38724	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	100	100	2	38702,38718	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	100	100	12	38685,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38718,38724	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	541	100	23	38683,38687,38688,38689,38691,38692,38693,38695,38697,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38709,38716,38718,38719,38722,38724,38725,38726,38728	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	100	100	1	38710	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	100	100	3	38690,38705,38718	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	100	1	38710	2562
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			2	38693,38700	605
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	541	521	1	38728	301
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	38698	1655

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedcu-00354	100	100	Cretaceous	Cu	187329	Weining Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Weining	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
ree-00314	541	495	Cambrian		216542	Zhijin Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Zhijin	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00313	541	521	Early Cambrian		157955	Xinhua P-REE Deposit, Zhijin Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Xinhua	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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