Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 123

mindat Locality ID: 156016
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156016.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Dayakou Emerald Mine
Dongfei Sn-(W) Deposit
Geling Sn Deposit
Maocaoping Sn-(W) Deposit
Nanyangtian W Deposit
Nanzhuang Mine
Saxi W Deposit
Tangshang Au Deposit
Tongchangpo Cu Deposit
Xinzhai Sn Deposit
Yangwan Cu Deposit

Latitude: 22°57'18"N
Longitude: 104°44'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.955,104.73472222222

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	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sepiolite
Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Népouite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sepiolite
Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Titanite Vesuvianite Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:

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	214.1	209.1	2	45212,45217	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	214.1	123	2	45208,45212	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45213	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	214.1	123	3	45208,45212,45217	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	45218	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	125	123	1	45208	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	45217,45218	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	214.1	123	2	45208,45212	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	214.1	209.1	5	45209,45210,45211,45212,45217	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	45213,45217,45218	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	214.1	209.1	5	45212,45213,45216,45217,45218	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	45218	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	45218	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	45218	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	214.1	209.1	2	45212,45217	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	123	4	45208,45212,45217,45218	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	214.1	123	4	45208,45211,45212,45217	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	45217	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	45213	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	45215	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	45218	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	45211	741
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	214.1	209.1	1	45212	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45213	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	214.1	209.1	1	45212	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	45218	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	45217	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	214.1	209.1	1	45212	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	214.1	123	5	45208,45209,45210,45212,45217	17380
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45213	66
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45213	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	125	123	1	45208	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	125	123	2	45208,45217	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	214.1	123	4	45208,45212,45213,45217	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	214.1	123	4	45208,45212,45213,45217	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	214.1	123	7	45208,45209,45210,45211,45212,45217,45218	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	214.1	209.1	1	45212	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	214.1	123	4	45208,45211,45212,45214	4894
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	45213	241
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	45217	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	45217	978
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	214.1	123	2	45208,45212	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	214.1	123	3	45208,45212,45217	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	214.1	209.1	1	45212	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_038	125	123	124±1	Ar/Ar			biotite							131695	Dayakou Emerald Mine, Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Dyakou	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
	Kristen001973	214.1	209.1	214.1-209.1		mineralization age								W	229458	Nanyangtian W Deposit, Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Nanyangtian	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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