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Locality Name:
Baoji, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 168

mindat Locality ID: 156216
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156216.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baoji, Shaanxi, China": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Feng Co.
Taibai Co.

Latitude: 33°53'35"N
Longitude: 106°58'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.893055555556,106.97666666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpiment
PentlanditePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmaline

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Villamanínite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Willyamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22141681425983419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)393168642568,42569,42572,42578,42598,425998803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe242568,42569489
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52141681425981310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3933421425782734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)214168242598,425991588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2393168842568,42572,42578,42586,42589,42590,42598,425993092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2142568356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS393168842568,42572,42577,42578,42586,42589,42598,425999052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)393168342572,42578,4259811547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4393342342568,42572,425785516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2214168242568,42598361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)393168942568,42569,42572,42577,42578,42586,42590,42598,4259927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3933421425784979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3933421425725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23931681142568,42569,42572,42573,42574,42578,42586,42588,42589,42590,4259827198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS393342242578,425862600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS214168142598966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182141681425981008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS393342242568,425724165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4214168242598,42599651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2393168842568,42569,42572,42577,42578,42590,42598,425999895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)214168142598648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1425688173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2393168342578,42598,425999617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3931682142568,42569,42570,42571,42572,42573,42574,42575,42577,42578,42581,42583,42584,42585,42586,42588,42589,42590,42593,42598,4260024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu214168642568,42569,42577,42586,42598,4259930554
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)321416814259831
Graphite  (*)NoneC393168342572,42578,425982812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O214168242598,425996890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2214168142598205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3393342242572,4257814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3933421425781689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te214168242569,42598804
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63933421425781066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3214168242568,425985433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242568,425865591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4214168142598249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214168342568,42586,4259814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2393342242578,4258612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2393168442568,42578,42586,425985674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2141681425981066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2214168342568,42586,425985800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1425681508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2393168842568,42569,42572,42577,42578,42586,42598,4259917380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3142586511
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S221416814259855
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82141681425981512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22141681425982273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4214168142598131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23931681142568,42569,42572,42573,42577,42578,42586,42589,42590,42598,4259939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2393342142572771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8393168542568,42569,42572,42586,425989056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23931681042568,42569,42572,42577,42578,42586,42589,42590,42598,4259961156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS142586712
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214168142598253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2214168242568,425985614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2141681425982705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)393168242578,425986417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1425685186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3933421425782473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3931682142568,42569,42570,42571,42572,42573,42574,42575,42577,42578,42581,42583,42584,42585,42586,42588,42589,42590,42593,42598,4260021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3393342442568,42572,42578,425863418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21425683337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3214168242568,42598276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131425861803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13393168342572,42578,425985317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1425684899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22141681425982562
Villamanínite  (*)PyriteCuS221416814259810
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4214168142598380
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS21416814259825


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002450Shuangwang ore body in the Qiling Gold District


7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedexmvt-00086393359Middle-Late Devonian host rock age      156268Erlihe Pb-Zn Deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn Deposit), Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaBafangshanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00145374342342–374        156268Erlihe Pb-Zn Deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn Deposit), Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaBafangshanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00105393383Middle Devonian host rock age      156248Qiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaQiandongshanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00175374342374–342        156248Qiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaQiandongshanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00113393383Middle Devonian host rock age      235105Yindongliang Mine, Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaYindongliangTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00189374342374–342        156226Yinmusi Mine, Feng Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaYinmusiSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Kristen002450214168  gold mineralizations and granite ages     Au134939Shuangwang Au Deposit, Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaQiling Gold DistrictMao et al. (2003)10.1360/03yd9022SCSD46_231 

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