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Locality Name:
Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 162
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 156763
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156763.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Baoshan Ore Field (Baoshan Mine)
Dafang Au-Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Daxiling Au Deposit
Dayishan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field
Fanghuang United Mine
Heye Mine
Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field
Leiping
Liuhe Mn Deposit

Latitude: 25°55'1"N
Longitude: 112°38'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.916944444444,112.64583333333

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Junoite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lepidocrocite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Junoite Kaolinite Kobellite Lepidocrocite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz Zircon

102 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Empressite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gladite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Hodrušite ()*	Idaite ()*
Joséite-B ()*	Junoite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pavonite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pilsenite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Stützite ()*	Teallite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tin ()*	Tintinaite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	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	162	66	3	40174,40175,40192	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	40200	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	156.7	152.9	4	40178,40179,40181,40192	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	162	66	2	40176,40177	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	40178	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	156.7	152.9	1	40192	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	156.7	66	6	40174,40176,40177,40182,40192,40198	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	156.7	152.9	1	40192	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	156.7	152.9	1	40192	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	162	66	2	40173,40192	1935
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			2	40178,40179	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	162	66	2	40176,40192	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	162	66	1	40176	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	162	66	1	40176	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			2	40178,40179	483
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	40179	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	162	66	11	40172,40174,40175,40176,40178,40179,40189,40192,40196,40197,40199	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	162	66	2	40172,40192	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	162	66	9	40172,40182,40183,40184,40185,40186,40187,40188,40192	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	162	66	1	40176	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	162	66	3	40174,40176,40177	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	40200	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	156.7	66	7	40173,40174,40176,40177,40182,40183,40192	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	156.7	152.9	2	40181,40192	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	162	66	1	40176	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			2	40178,40179	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	156.7	152.9	1	40192	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	162	66	6	40174,40175,40176,40178,40179,40192	9895
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	156.7	152.9	1	40192	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	162	66	4	40172,40178,40179,40192	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	162	66	6	40174,40176,40182,40189,40192,40198	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	162	66	1	40172	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	156.7	152.9	1	40192	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	156.7	66	12	40172,40174,40175,40176,40179,40182,40189,40192,40193,40194,40198,40199	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			2	40178,40179	504
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	162	66	1	40172	67
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	40178,40179,40180	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	4	40174,40178,40179,40180	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	162	66	2	40176,40190	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	156.7	152.9	1	40192	1544
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	156.7	152.9	1	40192	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	40178,40179,40196,40197	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	162	66	3	40176,40179,40192	804
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	162	66	1	40172	66
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	156.7	152.9	1	40192	31
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	28
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	162	66	1	40172	142
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	156.7	152.9	1	40192	86
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	162	66	1	40172	18
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	162	66	4	40176,40178,40179,40192	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			2	40178,40179	581
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	162	66	1	40172	128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	162	66	3	40172,40178,40192	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	40177	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	40200	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	162	66	3	40174,40177,40192	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	252
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	40182	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	162	66	1	40176	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	162	66	4	40173,40177,40182,40192	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	40178,40179	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	162	66	5	40176,40178,40179,40182,40192	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	162	66	2	40176,40192	192
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	156.7	152.9	3	40178,40179,40192	2349
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	162	66	1	40172	72
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	162	66	1	40172	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	40179	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	2273
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	156.7	152.9	1	40192	57
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	162	66	2	40174,40192	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	162	66	3	40174,40175,40192	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	162	66	3	40174,40175,40192	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	156.7	66	8	40174,40175,40176,40178,40179,40182,40192,40198	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			4	40178,40179,40180,40200	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	162	66	2	40176,40181	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	156.7	66	4	40176,40177,40182,40192	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	162	66	9	40174,40176,40177,40178,40179,40180,40182,40192,40196	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	156.7	152.9	2	40192,40200	1711
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄	162	66	1	40172	64
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	162	66	3	40173,40174,40192	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	162	66	2	40176,40192	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	162	66	4	40172,40174,40176,40179	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	156.7	66	10	40174,40175,40176,40177,40182,40189,40192,40193,40194,40199	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	156.7	152.9	1	40192	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	156.7	152.9	1	40192	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	40177	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	162	66	1	40172	332
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	156.7	152.9	2	40179,40192	92
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	33
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	162	66	2	40172,40177	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	162	66	5	40174,40176,40177,40181,40192	5317
Tin ()*	None	Sn			1	40177	63
Tintinaite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₀Cu₂Sb₁₆S₃₅	162	66	1	40176	24
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	40182	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	156.7	152.9	1	40192	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	156.7	152.9	1	40192	1044
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	156.7	152.9	1	40192	297
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	40178,40179	5251

8 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
Chen2007tbl01-08	145	66	Cretaceous		Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum		157415	Baoshan Ore Field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Baoshan, Guiyang, Hunan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
MD43_375-00005	162	158	160±2				157415	Baoshan Ore Field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Baoshan	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
Kristen001981	154.8	154.8	154.8	mineralization age		Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001982	153.8	153.8	153.8	mineralization age		Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001983	154.2	154.2	154.2	mineralization age		Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001984	153.9	153.9	153.9	mineralization age		Pb, Zn	248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
MD43_375-00004	156.7	152.9	154.8±1.9				248411	Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
sedznpb-00164	156.7	152.9	154.8±1.9				710	Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic Ore Field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Huangshaping	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

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