Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Weishancheng Ore Field, Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 386
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360

mindat Locality ID: 156832
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156832.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weishancheng Ore Field, Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Poshan Mine
Yindongling Ag Deposit
Yindongpo Mine

Latitude: 32°32'12"N
Longitude: 113°27'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.536666666667,113.45305555556

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Corundum	Digenite	Fluorite	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Corundum Digenite Fluorite Jalpaite Kaolinite Malachite Melonite Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Zircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Anatase ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Diaphorite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Weishanite ()*	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	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	386	360	0		3419
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	2162
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	386	360	2	39688,39690	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	386	360	2	39688,39690	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	386	360	1	39690	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	386	360	2	39688,39690	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	386	360	2	39688,39690	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	386	360	2	39688,39690	1382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	386	360	2	39688,39690	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	386	360	2	39688,39690	151
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	386	360	0		126
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	386	360	1	39690	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	386	360	1	39690	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	386	360	2	39688,39690	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	386	360	2	39688,39690	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	386	360	2	39688,39690	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	386	360	2	39688,39690	82
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	386	360	2	39688,39690	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	386	360	2	39688,39690	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	386	360	1	39690	5591
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	386	360	2	39688,39690	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	386	360	2	39688,39690	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	386	360	1	39688	770
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	17380
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	386	360	0		249
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	386	360	2	39688,39690	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	386	360	0		716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	386	360	2	39688,39690	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	386	360	2	39688,39690	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	386	360	2	39688,39690	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	386	360	2	39688,39690	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	386	360	2	39688,39690	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	386	360	1	39688	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	386	360	2	39688,39690	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	386	360	1	39688	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	386	360	3	39688,39689,39690	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	386	360	2	39688,39690	332
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	386	360	2	39688,39690	337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	386	360	2	39688,39690	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	386	360	0		2562
Weishanite ()*	None	(Au,Ag,Hg)	386	360	1	39688	3
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	386	360	2	39688,39690	5251

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-00118	386	360		Ar-Ar								Weishanite	Hg	156832	Weishancheng Ore Field, Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, China		Jiang et al. (2009) (abstract)		MD28_63

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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