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Locality Name:
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 156573
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156573.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nanjing, Jiangsu, China": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Jiangning District
Lishui Co.
Luhe District
Qixia District
Yuhuatai Gravel Bed

Latitude: 32°1'34"N
Longitude: 118°55'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.026111111111,118.92083333333

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Junoite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite
Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Junoite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite
Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Turquoise Vesuvianite Vivianite Wavellite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

98 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*
Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berryite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervelleite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Felbertalite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Junoite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Lindströmite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*
Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Pekoite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Szaibélyite ()*
Talc ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	419	66	3	41230,41231,41232	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	419	66	2	41203,41232	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	201	66	1	41205	315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	41215	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	123	106	5	41203,41208,41210,41211,41214	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	41208	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	3	41202,41205,41208	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	419	66	2	41219,41232	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	123	106	3	41203,41208,41214	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	41208	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	201	66	4	41205,41213,41216,41232	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	123	106	1	41203	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	41220	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	123	106	1	41203	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	419	66	5	41203,41219,41221,41230,41232	11547
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	201	66	1	41205	50
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	201	66	1	41205	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	201	66	5	41203,41205,41213,41219,41232	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	41221	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	419	66	8	41203,41208,41210,41213,41214,41218,41219,41232	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			2	41218,41222	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	419	66	1	41232	4979
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	419	66	1	41232	42
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	123	106	3	41203,41219,41221	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	41215	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	66	12	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41215,41216,41219,41221,41230,41232	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	123	106	1	41203	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	41224	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	123	106	2	41203,41219	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	419	66	1	41232	599
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	66	6	41205,41208,41211,41214,41225,41226	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419	66	4	41210,41214,41226,41232	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	419	66	1	41232	910
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	41223	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	419	66	3	41203,41219,41232	8173
Felbertalite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	201	66	1	41205	9
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	41210	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	419	66	3	41203,41230,41232	9617
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	201	66	1	41205	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	66	10	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216,41219,41221,41230,41232	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	41210	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	419	66	4	41205,41213,41221,41232	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	419	66	1	41232	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	2	41202,41205	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	419	66	4	41214,41230,41232,41233	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)			1	41209	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201	66	11	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214,41216,41219,41221,41227	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	419	66	2	41221,41232	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	123	106	1	41203	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	419	66	1	41232	784
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	201	66	1	41205	18
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	419	66	9	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41218,41219,41221,41232	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	419	66	1	41232	234
Lindströmite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₃Cu₃Bi₇S₁₅	201	66	1	41205	38
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	41210	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	66	14	41203,41204,41205,41207,41208,41210,41211,41213,41214,41216,41221,41226,41227,41232	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	123	106	2	41203,41219	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	419	66	2	41215,41232	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	201	66	5	41205,41213,41216,41221,41232	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			1	41208	139
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	419	66	1	41232	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	123	106	2	41203,41208	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	123	106	1	41203	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	419	66	9	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216,41219,41221,41232	17380
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	419	66	1	41232	249
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	201	66	1	41205	39
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	41221	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	41210	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	419	66	1	41232	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	419	66	2	41230,41232	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	66	13	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214,41216,41218,41219,41221,41229,41232	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	419	66	3	41215,41219,41232	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	41223	341
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	41214	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201	66	4	41203,41205,41208,41232	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	419	66	11	41203,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214,41218,41219,41221,41232,41234	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	419	66	2	41215,41232	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	419	66	6	41208,41210,41213,41214,41219,41232	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	201	66	1	41205	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	201	66	3	41221,41231,41232	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	419	66	1	41232	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	66	9	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216,41219,41221,41232	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	41225	1934
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	41221	337
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)			1	41227	87
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	419	66	1	41232	3337
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	201	66	1	41205	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	419	66	4	41213,41221,41230,41232	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	41214	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	41220	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	419	66	2	41203,41232	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	123	106	0		484
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	123	106	1	41203	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	419	66	0		636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	419	66	0		374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	201	66	1	41205	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	201	66	1	41202	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	41223	5251

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	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
PorphCu-00186	123	106	123–106		Actinolite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	142697	Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Anjishan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Chen2007tbl01-43	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous		Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		13215	Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Funiushan, Jiangning, Jiangsu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-42	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous		Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		64285	Tongjing Au-Cu Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Tongjing, Jiangning, Jiangsu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-44	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous		Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite		186584	Qixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing Lead-zinc Mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Qixiashan, Nanjing, Jiangsu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
sedexmvt-00107	419	252	Devonian-Permian	host rock age			186584	Qixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing Lead-zinc Mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Qixiashan	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00178	252	66	Mesozoic				186584	Qixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing Lead-zinc Mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Qixiashan	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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