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Locality Name:
Mianning Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 40.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 27.8

mindat Locality ID: 147082
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147082.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mianning Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Baozi Hill
Chapuzi Au Deposit
Dadingshan Fe Deposit
Jiqifang Au Deposit
Lizhuang REE Deposit
Maoniuping Mine
Mianshawa Au Deposit
Muluozhai REE Deposit (Muluo REE Deposit)

Latitude: 28°24'23"N
Longitude: 101°55'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.406388888889,101.93194444444

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	Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Iron	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Parisite	Pectolite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Vesuvianite	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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite
Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Crichtonite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Iron Mica Molybdenite Monazite None Parisite Pectolite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Vesuvianite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Aenigmatite ()*
Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Copper ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxycalciopyrochlore ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Maoniupingite-(Ce) ()*	Massicot ()*	Mianningite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	40.3	27.8	1	43526	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	43522,43523	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	40.3	27.8	4	43524,43525,43526,43528	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	40.3	27.8	3	43525,43526,43528	286
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	40.3	27.8	1	43526	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	40.3	27.8	6	43521,43522,43523,43525,43526,43528	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	43521	706
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	40.3	27.8	3	43525,43526,43528	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	40.3	27.8	4	43521,43525,43526,43528	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	304
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	43522	5516
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	115
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	40.3	27.8	5	43521,43523,43525,43526,43528	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	43523	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1252
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	40.3	27.8	1	43526	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	40.3	27.8	4	43522,43523,43524,43526	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	40.3	27.8	1	43526	89
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	40.3	27.8	1	43526	3846
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	43523	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	43522,43523	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	40.3	27.8	5	43521,43523,43525,43526,43528	9617
Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	None	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F	40.3	27.8	1	43526	10
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	40.3	27.8	5	43521,43522,43524,43526,43528	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	43522,43524	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	40.3	27.8	1	43526	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	40.3	27.8	5	43521,43523,43525,43526,43528	14640
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na,U, )₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	10
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			1	43521	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1089
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	40.3	27.8	1	43526	99
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	40.3	27.8	1	43526	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	40.3	27.8	4	43521,43523,43526,43528	14899
Maoniupingite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	(Ce,Ca)₄(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺, )(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Nb)₄Si₄O₂₂	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	2
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	40.3	27.8	1	43526	202
Mianningite ()*	Crichtonite	( ,Pb,Ce,Na)(U⁴⁺,Mn,U⁶⁺)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈			1	43521	5
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	40.3	27.8	4	43521,43525,43526,43528	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	40.3	27.8	1	43526	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	43521	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	40.3	27.8	6	43521,43522,43523,43524,43526,43528	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	40.3	27.8	2	43526,43528	2349
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	363
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	40.3	27.8	4	43521,43523,43526,43528	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	40.3	27.8	6	43521,43522,43523,43524,43526,43528	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	43523	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	40.3	27.8	7	43521,43522,43523,43524,43525,43526,43528	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	40.3	27.8	1	43526	375
Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	None	Ca₂Ce₃(CO₃)₅F₃	40.3	27.8	1	43526	15
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	40.3	27.8	1	43526	353
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	40.3	27.8	3	43523,43524,43526	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	589
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	43523	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	43522	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	40.3	27.8	4	43521,43523,43526,43528	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	43523	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43523	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	43523	1395
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	251
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	40.3	27.8	2	43521,43526	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	40.3	27.8	1	43526	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000645	MAGMATIC STYLE: Plug 1400 m long and 260-350 m wide. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Unspecified alkaline rocks, aegirine syenite and granite.
Jen_0000646	MAGMATIC STYLE: Plug 1400 m long and 260-350 m wide. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Unspecified alkaline rocks, aegirine syenite and granite.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000645	34	34	34			73232	Maoniuping Mine, Mianning Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Maoniuping Mine	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000646	40.3	27.8	27.8-40.3	K-Ar	biotite, arfvedsonite	73232	Maoniuping Mine, Mianning Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Maoniuping Mine	Yang and Woolley(2006)		JAES27_559
ree-00261	40.3	27.8	27.8-40.3 Ma (K-Ar, arf & bio)	K-Ar	arfvedsonite, biotite	73232	Maoniuping Mine, Mianning Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Maoniuping	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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