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Locality Name:
Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 142
Youngest recorded age at locality: 122

mindat Locality ID: 156236
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156236.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°19'51"N
Longitude: 109°57'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.330833333333,109.95444444444
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: Al Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)14212208803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1814212204286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S314212201935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)142122027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO214212205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2142122027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14212208173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O139.2137.50345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF214212209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS142122024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14212207437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3142122014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)614212202228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414212205591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4142122014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2142122012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14212204924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214212205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2142122017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2142122039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2142122061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO214212205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)14212204894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS142122021482


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000352porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000353porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000354porphyry Mo deposit


6 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
Emily000352136122129±7Re-Os molybdeniteJ82-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduicheng MineMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000353135127131±4Re-Os molybdeniteJ82-9  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduicheng MineMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000354142136139±3Re-Os molybdeniteJ82-0  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduicheng MineMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Kristen002243139129139-129Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Mo156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduncheng Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00361139.2137.6138.4±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteJDC-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduichengStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00362139.1137.5138.3±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteJDC-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo156236Jinduicheng Mine, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaJinduichengStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 

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