Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 145653
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145653.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Banshan Au-Cu Deposit
Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine)
Fushui Au Deposit
Jilongshan Au-Cu Deposit
Kejiatang Au Deposit
Lijiawan Cu-(Au) Deposit
Zhulintang Au Deposit

Latitude: 29°48'59"N
Longitude: 115°26'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.816388888889,115.44833333333

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.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Marcasite
Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Tl W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Marcasite
Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bellidoite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hutchinsonite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Umangite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	158	66	4	39946,39947,39948,39950	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	158	66	1	39948	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	145	66	1	39951	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	158	66	3	39947,39948,39949	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	145	66	2	39947,39951	11547
Bellidoite ()*	None	Cu₂Se	158	158	1	39948	6
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	145	66	1	39950	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	146.1	66	5	39945,39946,39947,39948,39950	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	158	158	1	39948	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	158	66	6	39946,39947,39948,39949,39950,39951	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	146.1	66	4	39945,39946,39948,39950	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	146.1	66	6	39945,39946,39947,39948,39949,39950	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	145	66	1	39947	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	158	158	1	39948	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	158	141.9	2	39946,39948	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	158	66	3	39946,39948,39950	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	158	66	6	39946,39947,39948,39949,39950,39951	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	158	66	4	39946,39947,39948,39950	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	158	66	2	39948,39949	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	146.1	66	6	39946,39947,39948,39949,39950,39951	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	1	39947	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	146.1	66	6	39945,39946,39947,39948,39950,39951	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	158	66	1	39948	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	158	66	1	39948	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	158	66	1	39948	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	3	39947,39948,39950	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	146.1	66	2	39946,39950	804
Hutchinsonite ()*	None	TlPbAs₅S₉	145	66	1	39951	8
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	145	66	1	39947	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	158	66	3	39945,39947,39948	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	146.1	66	3	39946,39947,39948	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	66	2	39947,39948	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	146.1	66	4	39945,39946,39948,39950	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	158	66	5	39945,39946,39947,39948,39950	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	145	66	3	39948,39949,39951	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	158	66	1	39948	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	158	66	3	39946,39948,39950	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	158	66	2	39946,39948	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	146.1	66	7	39945,39946,39947,39948,39949,39950,39951	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	146.1	66	4	39946,39947,39948,39950	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	158	66	5	39946,39947,39948,39950,39951	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	145	66	4	39947,39948,39949,39951	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	145	66	1	39948	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	145	66	1	39947	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	145	66	1	39947	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	158	66	1	39948	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	158	66	1	39948	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	158	66	3	39946,39948,39950	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	146.1	66	2	39946,39948	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	146.1	66	5	39946,39947,39948,39949,39950	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	145	66	1	39947	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	145	66	1	39947	3418
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	158	66	1	39948	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	158	158	1	39948	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	158	66	1	39948	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	158	66	4	39945,39946,39948,39950	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	158	66	2	39946,39948	2562
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	158	158	1	39948	71
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	145	66	1	39950	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	158	66	3	39946,39948,39950	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	145	66	1	39947	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	1	39947	1025

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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
Chen2007tbl01-19	145	66	Cretaceous		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Electrum		187004	Banshan Au-Cu Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Banshan, Yangxin, Hubei	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-18	145	66	Cretaceous		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		142699	Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Fengshandong, Yangxin, Hubei	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
PorphCu-00188	146.1	141.9	144.0 ± 2.1	Re-Os	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite	Cu	142699	Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Fengshandong	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Chen2007tbl01-17	145	66	Cretaceous		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Orpiment, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Rhodochrosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Electrum		135018	Jilongshan Au-Cu Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Jilongshan, Yangxin, Hubei	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000549	158	158				Au, Ag, Cu	135018	Jilongshan Au-Cu Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Jilongshan	Zhao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6	OGR14_227
Chen2007tbl01-20	145	66	Cretaceous		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Wittichenite, Electrum		145652	Lijiawan Cu-(Au) Deposit, Fengshan Ore Field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China	Lijiawan, Yangxin, Hubei	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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