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Locality Name:
Weinan, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 122

mindat Locality ID: 156482
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156482.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weinan, Shaanxi, China": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hua Co.
Huayin Co.
Tongguan Co.

Latitude: 34°25'36"N
Longitude: 110°7'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.426666666667,110.12444444444
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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAluniteAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorundumCrichtoniteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaolinite
LillianiteMalachiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymite
TetrahedriteTitaniteWurtziteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berryite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cleusonite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gustavite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ingodite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lillianite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Ourayite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6181181142751286
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6238123142747141
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3142756315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2600122542745,42747,42748,42751,427598803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1811811427512734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226002600342756,42758,427593092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2600123342747,42751,4275811547
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S1614275650
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181421221427484286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32600122442748,42756,42758,427591935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4260026001427585516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe226002600242756,42758361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2600122642747,42748,42751,42756,42758,4275927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21421221427485171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)238123242747,427511252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1811811427514979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S260026001427585707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22600122842745,42747,42748,42749,42753,42756,42758,4275927198
Cleusonite  (*)CrichtonitePb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)3823122014274714
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5142756344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3142756802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1427531027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2600122542745,42748,42751,42758,427598173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)142756551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O222.9137.5242747,42748345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22600122342745,42748,427599617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2600122842745,42747,42748,42749,42751,42756,42758,4275924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1421221427487437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26002600642753,42754,42755,42756,42758,4275930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1427532812
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6142756113
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32600122542746,42747,42748,42758,4275914640
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS14274630
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61421221427482228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41421221427485591
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6142756128
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42600122642747,42748,42751,42756,42758,4275914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214212214274812537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi2600260014275988
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)238122342747,42748,427514924
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4181181142751247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22600122542745,42747,42748,42749,427595800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22600122642745,42748,42751,42756,42758,4275917380
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S1314275624
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS326002600142759733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226001221042745,42746,42747,42748,42749,42751,42753,42756,42758,4275939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826002600242756,427589056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22600122842745,42747,42748,42751,42754,42756,42758,4275961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21421221427485614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2600122342748,42756,427584894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26002600242756,427586417
Silver  (*)CopperAg260026001427595186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2600122842745,42746,42747,42748,42749,42756,42758,4275921482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3260026001427593418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)142756156
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)181181142751589
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S242746,42756510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131427565317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1811811427511006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2600181242751,427584899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21811811427512718
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O142756652
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4222.9220.21427471655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2600181242751,427585251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000347carbonatite type molybdenite deposit
Emily000348carbonatite type molybdenite deposit
Emily000349carbonatite type molybdenite deposit
Emily000350carbonatite type molybdenite deposit
Emily000351carbonatite type molybdenite deposit
Emily000352porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000353porphyry Mo deposit
Emily000354porphyry Mo deposit
Jen_0000789MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite.
Jen_0000795MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 20 m wide and several hundred metres long, and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dykes of syenite, aegirine syenite and diabase, and unspecified alkaline intrusions.
Jen_0001121MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.


23 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
Emily000347137123130±7Re-Os molybdeniteHD80-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb)depositMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000348230214222±8Re-Os molybdeniteHD81-96  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb)depositMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000349234220227±7Re-Os molybdeniteHD81-101  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb)depositMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000350238224231±7Re-Os molybdeniteHD93-10  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb)depositMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Emily000351225215220±5Re-Os molybdeniteHD93-11  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb)depositMao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Jen_0000795206206206U-Pb plumbodavidite     143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Kristen002242231220231-220Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Mo, Pb143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpu Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00329222.5220.7221.6±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00330222220.2221.1±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00331222.4220.6221.5±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00332222.9221.1222±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00333222.4220.6221.5±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00334222.8221221.9±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
Mo-00335222220.2221.1±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHLP-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo143218Huanglongpu Mo-(Pb) Deposit, Hua Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuanglongpuStein et al. (1997)10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.827EG92_827 
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 
Jen_0000789181181181K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  192037Huayangchuan U-Nb-Pb Deposit, Huayin Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuayangchuanWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001121181181181K-Ar       192037Huayangchuan U-Nb-Pb Deposit, Huayin Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaHuayangchuanYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
vms-0041326002600Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic (2.8-2.6 Ga)       S185921Tongyu Mine (Tongyu I Deposit), Tongyu Gold Field, Tongguan Co., Weinan, Shaanxi, ChinaTongyuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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