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Locality Name:
Nujiang, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 91.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55.7

mindat Locality ID: 154561
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-154561.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nujiang, Yunnan, China": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gongshan Co.
Lanping Co.
Lushui Co.
Nujiang Valley (Gaoligong Mts; Gaoligong Shan)

Latitude: 26°37'2"N
Longitude: 99°19'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.617222222222,99.327777777778

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Topaz Vivianite Wurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Gratonite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Schachnerite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

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	76.4	55.7	7	45098,45102,45103,45105,45108,45110,45111	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	45120	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	76.4	60.94	2	45090,45110	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	76.4	67.6	1	45110	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	63.38	55.7	3	45102,45103,45111	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	1	45100	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	63.38	55.7	4	45102,45104,45105,45111	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	63.38	55.7	4	45098,45102,45103,45111	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	76.4	55.7	7	45095,45100,45102,45104,45110,45111,45113	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	45120	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	76.4	67.6	1	45110	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	63.38	60.94	1	45098	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	63.38	60.94	1	45098	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	63.38	55.7	7	45095,45100,45102,45108,45111,45112,45113	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	63.38	60.94	1	45103	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	76.4	55.7	19	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105,45108,45110,45111,45112,45113,45114,45116	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	45118	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	76.4	60.94	8	45095,45097,45098,45100,45102,45109,45110,45116	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	76.4	60.94	3	45091,45103,45110	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	63.38	55.7	4	45091,45102,45111,45113	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	76.4	67.6	1	45110	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	76.4	55.7	10	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45108,45110,45111,45112,45113	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	63.38	60.94	1	45090	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	76.4	60.94	2	45090,45110	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	63.38	60.94	1	45102	966
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	76.4	67.6	1	45110	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	63.38	55.7	3	45091,45102,45111	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	63.38	60.94	1	45091	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	76.4	55.7	8	45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105,45110,45111	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	63.38	60.94	1	45098	34
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	63.38	60.94	1	45102	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	63.38	60.94	1	45090	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45120	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	63.38	60.94	1	45102	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	63.38	60.94	3	45093,45094,45095	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	76.4	60.94	6	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45110	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	76.4	55.7	18	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45098,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105,45108,45109,45110,45111,45114,45119	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	76.4	55.7	2	45110,45111	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	57.7	55.7	1	45111	2812
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	63.38	60.94	2	45104,45105	24
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	76.4	67.6	1	45110	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	76.4	55.7	2	45110,45111	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	76.4	67.6	1	45088	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	76.4	67.6	1	45110	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	76.4	60.94	2	45090,45110	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	76.4	60.94	2	45090,45110	1066
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	63.38	60.94	5	45095,45102,45103,45104,45105	105
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	63.38	60.94	1	45102	581
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	57.7	55.7	1	45111	249
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45103	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	76.4	60.94	2	45091,45110	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	45113	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	63.38	55.7	8	45102,45103,45111,45112,45113,45116,45118,45120	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	63.38	60.94	3	45098,45104,45105	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	45120	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	63.38	60.94	2	45102,45104	767
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	76.4	67.6	1	45110	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	76.4	55.7	9	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45105,45110,45111,45113	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	76.4	67.6	1	45110	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	76.4	55.7	2	45110,45111	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	76.4	55.7	12	45096,45102,45103,45104,45108,45110,45111,45112,45113,45116,45118,45120	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	63.38	60.94	2	45104,45105	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	63.38	60.94	1	45105	5614
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	63.38	60.94	1	45102	14
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	63.38	55.7	8	45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45111,45113,45116	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	63.38	60.94	1	45102	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	76.4	55.7	3	45103,45110,45111	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	76.4	60.94	4	45092,45096,45101,45110	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	76.4	55.7	16	45092,45093,45094,45095,45096,45097,45100,45102,45103,45104,45105,45108,45109,45110,45111,45114	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	76.4	55.7	2	45110,45111	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	57.7	55.7	1	45111	332
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	76.4	60.94	2	45102,45110	589
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	76.4	67.6	1	45088	275
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	63.38	55.7	5	45100,45102,45103,45111,45113	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	63.38	60.94	1	45091	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	76.4	55.7	12	45091,45095,45098,45100,45102,45103,45105,45108,45110,45111,45113,45116	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	45120	1476
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	63.38	60.94	1	45102	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	76.4	67.6	1	45110	372

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Co-00112	61.32	60.94	61.13±0.19	Ar-Ar		quartz	BYP13	Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
Co-00113	63.38	62.18	62.78±0.60	Ar-Ar		quartz	BYP13	Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
SC46_789-00001	72.3	68.5	70.4±1.9	Re-Os		pyrite	NC-5	Pyrite			134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding Pb-Zn deposit (Nanchang)	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
SC46_789-00002	91.1	85.7	88.4±2.7	Re-Os		pyrite	JYS-11	Pyrite			134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding Pb-Zn deposit (Jiayanshan)	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
SC46_789-00003	77	73.4	75.2±1.8	Re-Os		pyrite	JYS-12	Pyrite			134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding Pb-Zn deposit (Jiayanshan)	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
SC46_789-00004	75.9	71.9	73.9±2	Re-Os		pyrite	JYS-16	Pyrite			134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding Pb-Zn deposit (Jiayanshan)	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
SC46_789-00005	76.4	67.6	72±4.4	Re-Os	high	pyrite	NC-5, JYS-11, JYS-12, JYS-16	Pyrite			134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding Pb-Zn deposit	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
sedznpb-00169	67	67	67 (Re-Os)	Re-Os							134597	Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinding	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Co-00055	57.7	55.7	56.7±1	Ar-Ar		quartz		Quartz	Linnaeite	Co	155429	Jinman Cu Deposit, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Jinman Cu deposit	Zheng et al. (2004)		GJCU10_165

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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