Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yuxi, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 155482
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155482.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yuxi, Yunnan, China": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Eshan Co.
Huaning Co.
Jinning Co.
Xinping Co.
Yimen Co.
Yuanjiang Co.

Latitude: 24°5'44"N
Longitude: 102°2'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.095555555556,102.04166666667

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Löllingite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	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: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Löllingite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Zircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*

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			1	45278	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1850	1500	6	45262,45263,45273,45278,45284,45287	8803
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	1850	1850	1	45262	56
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄			1	45256	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1850	1850	1	45262	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	45271,45272,45276	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1500	1500	9	45254,45256,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	45272,45275,45285	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1500	1500	1	45266	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1850	1500	18	45254,45256,45262,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45274,45275,45276,45277,45281,45284,45285,45286,45287	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1500	1500	16	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45269,45270,45272,45274,45275,45277,45278,45283,45285,45286,45288	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1500	1500	19	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45275,45276,45277,45281,45283,45285,45286,45287	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1850	1500	21	45254,45256,45262,45263,45267,45268,45269,45270,45271,45272,45273,45274,45275,45276,45277,45278,45281,45284,45285,45286,45287	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	45254,45256	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1850	1500	11	45262,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45274,45275,45276,45287	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			2	45254,45256	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			7	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45270,45283	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	45288	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1850	1850	4	45256,45262,45270,45283	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1850	1500	9	45262,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276,45283	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			5	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	45278,45288	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1850	1500	21	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45262,45263,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45274,45275,45276,45277,45278,45285,45286,45287	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1850	1500	2	45262,45274	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1500	1500	8	45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276,45282	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	45278	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	45288	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1500	1500	4	45269,45271,45276,45278	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			1	45286	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	45264	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1850	1850	1	45262	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1500	1500	7	45254,45256,45269,45273,45274,45287,45288	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1850	1850	3	45262,45281,45284	14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	1500	1500	8	45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276,45282	111
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1850	1850	1	45262	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260	5591
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	45276	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1850	1500	5	45262,45263,45274,45278,45284	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1500	1500	12	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1850	1850	1	45262	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1500	1500	3	45268,45269,45278	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1850	1500	10	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45262,45274,45275,45278,45287	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1500	1500	2	45269,45276	767
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	45288	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1850	1500	18	45254,45256,45262,45263,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45274,45276,45278,45281,45285,45286,45287,45288	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	45278	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1850	1500	22	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45262,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45274,45275,45276,45277,45278,45281,45283,45285,45286,45287	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	45278,45288	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	45278	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1850	1850	3	45262,45263,45264	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			2	45286,45287	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1500	1500	5	45269,45271,45272,45276,45278	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	45288	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1500	1500	1	45269	668
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1500	1500	10	45254,45256,45258,45259,45260,45269,45270,45277,45283,45286	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1500	1500	9	45254,45256,45267,45268,45269,45270,45272,45273,45276	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	45288	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	45278,45288	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	45278	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	45278	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	45278,45288	5251

4 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
vms-00390	1850	1850	Paleoproterozoic (1700-2000)	S	134605	Dahongshan Fe-Cu Deposit, Xinping Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China	Dahongshan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
sedcu-00372	1500	1500	Mid Proterozoic	Cu	155678	Fengshan Mine, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China	FengShan	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00373	1500	1500	Mid Proterozoic	Cu	155468	Shishan Cu-(Co) Deposit, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China	ShiShan	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00371	1500	1500	Mid Proterozoic	Cu	228361	Shizishan Cu Deposit, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China	ShiZhiShan	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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