Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 156780
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156780.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dabatian Hg Deposit
Dayakou Au-(Sb) Deposit
Lanmuchang Tl-Hg Deposit
Laowangjing Hg Deposit
Nipu Au Deposit
Taipingdong Au Deposit
Yangjiawan Prospect
Youcaichong Sb Deposit
Zimudang Mine

Latitude: 25°27'9"N
Longitude: 105°14'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.4525,105.24361111111

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.

Alum	Alunite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nolanite	None
Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur
Talc	Tetrahedrite

Alum-(K) ()*	Anatase ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Getchellite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Imhofite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lanmuchangite ()*	Lorándite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Raguinite ()*	Realgar ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Tl W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As S Sb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alum Alunite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum
Diaspore Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nolanite None
Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur
Talc Tetrahedrite

45 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	92
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	38885,38888	2162
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	260	235	1	38882	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	260	235	5	38881,38882,38884,38885,38888	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	260	235	2	38882,38888	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	38888	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	260	235	5	38881,38882,38884,38885,38888	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	38884	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	38885,38888	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	260	235	1	38882	6
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	260	235	3	38882,38886,38888	2600
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	235	1	38882	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	260	235	4	38882,38884,38885,38888	9895
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	38888	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	38884	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	38885,38888	24243
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	260	235	0		19
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	260	235	3	38882,38885,38888	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	38884,38885,38888	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	260	235	1	38882	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	38884,38885,38888	14640
Imhofite ()*	None	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	260	235	1	38882	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	260	235	2	38882,38888	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	235	4	38882,38885,38886,38888	5591
Lanmuchangite ()*	Alum	TlAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	2
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	260	235	2	38882,38888	15
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	38884,38885,38888	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	260	235	3	38882,38885,38888	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	260	235	1	38882	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	260	235	3	38882,38885,38888	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	260	235	5	38881,38882,38884,38885,38888	511
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	265
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	260	235	1	38882	99
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	260	235	6	38881,38882,38884,38885,38886,38888	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	260	235	5	38881,38882,38884,38885,38888	61156
Raguinite ()*	None	TlFeS₂	260	235	1	38882	4
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	260	235	3	38882,38885,38888	712
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	260	235	1	38882	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	260	235	1	38882	1153
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	38884,38885,38888	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	38881,38884,38888	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	260	235	1	38882	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	260	235	1	38882	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	38888	1803

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	Hg-00058	260	235		Fossils								Christite, Cinnabar	Hg	13580	Lanmuchang Tl-Hg Deposit, Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China		Zhang et al. (2000a); Zhang et al. (2000b)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110055	Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China	https://rruff.info/R110055

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