Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 178
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 156577
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156577.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dexing Co.
Guangfeng Co.
Hengfeng Co.
Poyang Co.
Shangrao Co.
Wannian Co.
Wuyuan Co.
Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.)
Yiyang Co.

Latitude: 28°44'46"N
Longitude: 117°47'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.746111111111,117.78638888889

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd S Sb Se Si Sn Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteBaryte
BournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
CoronaditeCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLawsoniteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelonite
MeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePolybasitePyrite
PyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScapoliteScheeliteSerpentineSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazWavelliteWurtzite
Zircon

135 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Allargentum  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berzelianite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Canfieldite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dufrénoysite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hocartite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jadeite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lawsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Matildite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Owyheeite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paragonite  (*)Petzite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Umangite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S178170541589,41597,41622,41624,416322793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2341587,41632,416403419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3173112141580315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1781121441582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41597,41599,41606,41607,41617,41618,41624,416318803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)14162469
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1415991627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2173112341582,41589,416222162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51731121415821310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31561561416371534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1731121415802734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)173112441582,41583,41585,416371588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2173112541580,41587,41588,41589,416243092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1415991036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4156156141637708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS178661441582,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41607,41613,41622,41624,41632,41636,416409052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2173112241582,415835509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)178112941582,41583,41587,41588,41591,41596,41597,41632,4163711547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)17311214158366
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1781701415961966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3178112241580,415961935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4178661041582,41583,41585,41589,41596,41597,41613,41622,41636,416375516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11178170141597843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31416321089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2178112341580,41583,41597361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1781121741582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41597,41603,41613,41617,41622,41624,41627,41631,41632,4163727770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS614162491
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4173112241580,41582154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2173112641580,41587,41607,41610,41618,416245171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1731121415804979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O173112141582925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S178112541582,41583,41585,41597,416225707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O17311214158340
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2178662041582,41583,41585,41587,41589,41591,41596,41597,41602,41607,41613,41622,41624,41627,41629,41631,41632,41636,41637,4164027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8173112141583577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1416221382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41415873902
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O14163270
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81561561416371756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)241589,415991025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1731121415803846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16156156141635227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS178112841582,41583,41589,41596,41597,41613,41622,416244165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3173112141580802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1731121415802970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)156156141637498
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8141624126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4178112341580,41597,41632651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S178112341583,41596,416131027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6156156241603,416374135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16173112141580300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2173112941582,41587,41588,41589,41603,41613,41615,41622,416249895
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S517817014159734
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2178112241580,41596246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4178170241596,41597910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17366941582,41583,41585,41589,41617,41631,41632,41636,416378173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)178170141596551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21781121141582,41596,41601,41607,41611,41612,41616,41618,41621,41632,416379617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12178170341591,41597,41624663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3178170141597105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS178662141582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41602,41607,41613,41617,41622,41624,41627,41631,41632,41636,41637,4164024243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2141599286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)173112341580,41589,416327437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1781121441582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41596,41597,41598,41613,41622,41624,41627,4162830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC241587,415892812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31561561416371544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O173112241580,415826890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31781121041582,41583,41587,41588,41597,41613,41622,41631,41632,4163714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te173112341582,41583,41585804
Hocartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2FeSnS414162431
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O17311214158249
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3173112941580,41582,41583,41587,41589,41599,41605,41618,416325433
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6141599154
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14178170141597784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4178112541580,41583,41587,41597,416325591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1731121415821271
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O141599121
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41731121241582,41583,41587,41588,41589,41605,41613,41618,41622,41631,41632,4163714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2173112541582,41583,41624,41632,4163712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2178112541582,41587,41589,41591,416325674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO141624202
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2173112241583,41624252
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)156156141637176
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2173112341582,41583,41585207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2173112141580155
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2241624,41632300
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1731121415801066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2173112841582,41583,41585,41587,41607,41617,41632,416375800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2178662241582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41599,41607,41613,41617,41618,41622,41624,41627,41629,41631,41632,41636,4163717380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)173112241582,415832349
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S2814162489
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS173112141580767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2141599247
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2173112341582,41583,41585409
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]178170141597716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3178170441597,41622,41624,41632733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3178170341597,41624,416321425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2178662241582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41602,41607,41613,41617,41622,41624,41627,41629,41631,41632,41636,41637,4164039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2241622,416243106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2141622771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81781121241580,41582,41583,41587,41589,41596,41613,41624,41629,41631,41637,416409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21781122941579,41582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41599,41601,41602,41603,41606,41607,41610,41613,41617,41618,41622,41624,41627,41628,41629,41631,41632,41637,4164061156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S2414162434
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)241624,416311711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2178112741582,41583,41588,41596,41597,41599,416325614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)156156341587,41629,416374894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1416241153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1781121141582,41583,41587,41591,41597,41613,41622,41624,41628,41631,416326417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4173112141580249
Silver  (*)CopperAg178112741583,41589,41591,41597,41622,41624,416325186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS178662141582,41583,41585,41587,41588,41589,41591,41596,41597,41602,41607,41613,41617,41622,41624,41629,41631,41632,41636,41637,4164021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41416321934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4141624668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4178170341597,41624,41632586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S314162462
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3341587,41622,416243418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21416033337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3178170141596276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13178112541582,41583,41585,41596,415971803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1731121415801101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S178112441582,41583,41585,41596510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1317866941582,41583,41585,41589,41591,41596,41597,41624,416365317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1416321006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O173112241583,415994899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2341607,41613,416181476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2241603,416322562
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se217311214158371
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21416322718
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3141624369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O178170241597,41632301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O141632374
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3178170141596297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41731121415801655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)141632939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)341589,41599,416325251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1731121415821025



6 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
Kristen001992170.4170.4170.4 mineralization age     Cu48528Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaDexingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
PorphCu-00108173112173±9 (Re-Os), 157–112 (K-Ar)      Ankerite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Matildite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siegenite, Silver, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu240070Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaDexingSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Kristen002001178178178 mineralization age     Cu, Pb, Zn225527Yinshan Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaYinshanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002002170170170 mineralization age     Cu, Pb, Zn225527Yinshan Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaYinshanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002003156156156 mineralization age     Cu230308Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaYongpingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Chen2007tbl01-1114566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite 186999Tianpaishan Mine, Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaTianpaishan, Qianshan, JiangxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 


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