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Locality Name:
Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 383

mindat Locality ID: 156497
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156497.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dongyun V Deposit
Ertaizi Cu-Au Deposit
Jinlongshan Au Ore Field
Majiagou Au Deposit
Niujiagou Au Deposit
Qilixia Au-Hg-Sb Deposit
Qingshan Au Deposit
Taibaimiao Mine
Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field)

Latitude: 33°20'11"N
Longitude: 109°10'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.336388888889,109.1775

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	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valentinite ()*

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 Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite

45 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			1	42738	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			5	42728,42731,42732,42738,42739	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			4	42728,42730,42731,42732	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			8	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	42728	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	393	383	7	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42740	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	42731	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			9	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	393	383	3	42730,42731,42741	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	42728	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	393	383	8	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42742	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			4	42728,42730,42731,42732	2600
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	42730,42731,42732	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	42728,42731,42732	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	42738	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	42731	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	393	383	4	42730,42731,42741,42742	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	42728,42730,42732,42736,42739	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			3	42727,42730,42731	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	42730,42731,42738	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	42738	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	42731,42738	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	42730,42738	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	42728	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	42728,42738	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	42728	255
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	42731,42732	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			8	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42738,42739	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	42728	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			2	42728,42731	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	393	383	10	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739,42742	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	42731	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	393	383	11	42727,42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42736,42737,42738,42739,42740	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			2	42728,42731	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	42728	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	42730,42731	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	42738	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	42728	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	42728	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	393	383	1	42741	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	393	383	8	42728,42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42741,42742	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			6	42730,42731,42732,42734,42737,42738	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			3	42728,42731,42732	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	42728,42731	5317
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			3	42730,42731,42732	369

1 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
	sedexmvt-00112	393	383	Middle Devonian		host rock age									156538	Xitonggou Pb-Zn Deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field), Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China	Xidinggou	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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