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Locality Name:
Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4330
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4010

mindat Locality ID: 156631
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156631.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°55'35"N
Longitude: 105°54'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.926388888889,105.90666666667
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 C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Sc Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Co Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Sc Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAuricuprideCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCeriteCorundumFeldsparIronMagnetoplumbiteMelilite
NickelineNoneOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePseudobrookitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSodalite
SpinelTridymiteWollastonite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Åkermanite  (*)Allendeite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Augite  (*)
Awaruite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Geikielite  (*)
Grossite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Monetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)Wairauite  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Åkermanite  (*)MeliliteCa2MgSi2O743304010050
Allendeite  (*)NoneSc4Zr3O124330401002
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)4330401001036
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O543304010039
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O64330401002060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe433040100166
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)43304010027770
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl433040100203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44330401003902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64330401004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24330401009895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6433040100944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)4330401001188
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7433040100114
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO343304010070
Grossite  (*)NoneCaAl4O743304010019
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6433040100741
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O1943304010080
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34330401005433
Iron  (*)IronFe4330401001089
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)433040100451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O443304010014899
Monetite  (*)NoneCa(PO3OH)43304010021
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)433040100884
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S84330401001512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3433040100495
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6433040100303
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84330401009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO243304010061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO24330401005614
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl433040100444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44330401001934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)433040100703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS4330401001044
Wairauite  (*)IronCoFe43304010016
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6433040100104
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO34330401001247


2 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
M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar433041904260±7040K-40Arformation      156631Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, ChinaNingqiang chondrite (CV3)Eugster et al. (1988)10.1111/j.1945-5100.1988.tb00892.xM23_25gas retention age
M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH433040104170±160U/Th-Hformation      156631Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, ChinaNingqiang chondrite (CV3)Eugster et al. (1988)10.1111/j.1945-5100.1988.tb00892.xM23_25gas retention age

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