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Locality Name:
Zunyi, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 558
Youngest recorded age at locality: 518

mindat Locality ID: 156554
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156554.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zunyi, Guizhou, China": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Fenggang Co.
Meitan Co.
Wuchuan Co.
Xishui Co.
Yuqing Co.
Zunyi Co.

Latitude: 27°54'35"N
Longitude: 107°32'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.909722222222,107.54194444444
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBranneriteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentPentlanditePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriiteZircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Evansite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nsutite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sasaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulvanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vaesite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21389763419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS138976312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)558518238978,389808803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2438961,38970,38971,389722162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1389621588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5585181389789052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1389591272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)558518638962,38965,38966,38972,38978,3898011547
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)138972195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45585181389785516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6558518138978248
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2238961,38972700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)558518938957,38959,38962,38966,38968,38972,38973,38976,3897827770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4138962352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1389625707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2558518238972,3897827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8338970,38971,38972577
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS238962,389722600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8238963,389721756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1389723846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS558518238962,389784165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16138976599
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)438961,38970,38971,38972481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4138972651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2558518938957,38959,38962,38966,38970,38972,38976,38978,389799895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1389668173
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O55851813897856
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2238962,389669617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS558518438962,38966,38972,3897824243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3138972504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1389727437
Gold  (*)CopperAu55851813897830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O558518338962,38972,389786890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4138976350
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2558518138978205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3338961,38972,3897614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1389661689
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61389722228
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS2558518138979102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4638961,38966,38970,38971,38972,389765591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)138972581
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4138972229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4238972,3897614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2558518238962,389785674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS558518238978,389791066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)558518138978945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)55851813897838
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1389721508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2558518638970,38971,38972,38976,38978,3898017380
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x138976121
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3138962511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS558518238978,38980767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2558518238978,3897955
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85585181389781512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4558518238978,38979131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2558518938959,38961,38962,38966,38972,38976,38978,38979,3898039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2338972,38973,389763106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2558518638962,38966,38972,38976,38978,3898061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS138962712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)338973,38974,389761711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)138976969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2558518538961,38970,38971,38972,389785614
Sasaite  (*)NoneAl6(PO4)5(OH)3·36H2O55851813897811
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)238961,389726417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4558518138978249
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1389622473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS558518738957,38959,38962,38966,38972,38978,3898021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3238962,389723418
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS455851813897848
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S135585181389781803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131389665317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe55851813897883
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1389724899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21389572718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2558518238978,38980106
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3138962369
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]558518138978237
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O13897365
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4558518138978380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)238961,389725251


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
Mo-00363556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-1  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00364555527541±14Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00365556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-2-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00366550518534±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00367554524539±15Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-1  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00368558524541±17Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-2  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00369557525541±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 

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