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Locality Name:
Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit, Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 156485
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156485.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit, Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°14'0"N
Longitude: 106°20'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.233333333333,106.33888888889
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopper
EpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1000100002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21000100003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1000100008803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10001000011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41000100005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10001000027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1000100005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210001000027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2100010000376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81000100001756
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21000100009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1000100008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10001000024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu10001000030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410001000014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21000100005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210001000017380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3100010000733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31000100001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210001000039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2100010000771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81000100009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210001000061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21000100005614
Silver  (*)CopperAg1000100005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10001000021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4100010000586
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131000100001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131000100005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21000100002562
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS100010000372
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1000100001025


1 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
vms-0039210001000Meso-Neoproterozoic       S156485Donggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit, Tongchang Ore Field, Lüeyang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, ChinaDonggoubaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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