Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 64

mindat Locality ID: 156922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Baifang Coal Mine
Baifang Mine
Banqiao Mine
Dayishan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field
Longwangshan Mine
Shuikoushan Ore Field
Tangshi B Deposit
Yanzhuhu Cu Deposit

Latitude: 26°28'47"N
Longitude: 112°31'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.479722222222,112.52444444444

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	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Harkerite	Hulsite	Humite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Ludwigite	Malachite
Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Stannoidite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite	Zippeite	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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Harkerite Hulsite Humite Kaolinite Löllingite Ludwigite Malachite
Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Polybasite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Stannoidite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Topaz Vesuvianite Wurtzite Zippeite Zircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clausthalite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluoborite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hulsite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kotoite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Magnesiohulsite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pearceite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Przhevalskite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sakhaite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Willemite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Wuyanzhiite ()*	Zippeite ()*	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	150	64	3	40290,40298,40300	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	150	143	1	40300	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	40292	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	150	143	1	40300	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	150	66	2	40298,40299	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	150	143	1	40300	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	150	66	4	40292,40298,40300,40302	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	150	64	2	40290,40299	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	150	64	3	40290,40298,40300	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	150	143	1	40300	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	150	64	4	40290,40292,40298,40300	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	145	66	1	40298	1089
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			2	40293,40295	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	150	64	6	40290,40293,40295,40298,40299,40300	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	150	143	3	40294,40295,40300	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	150	66	2	40298,40299	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	150	64	4	40290,40292,40298,40300	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	150	64	7	40288,40292,40295,40298,40299,40300,40302	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			1	40295	285
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	40294	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	145	66	1	40298	281
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	64	64	1	40290	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	64	64	1	40290	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	64	64	1	40290	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	1	40298	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	64	64	1	40288	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	150	66	5	40293,40295,40298,40299,40300	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	150	64	6	40290,40293,40295,40298,40300,40301	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	150	143	1	40300	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	150	66	3	40298,40299,40302	8173
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃			2	40293,40295	52
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	150	66	5	40292,40298,40299,40300,40301	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	40295	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	145	66	1	40298	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	150	64	7	40290,40291,40296,40298,40299,40300,40302	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	150	66	1	40299	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	150	66	7	40294,40296,40298,40299,40300,40301,40302	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	145	66	1	40298	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	145	66	1	40298	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	150	66	3	40298,40299,40300	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	145	66	1	40298	804
Hulsite ()*	Hulsite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)			1	40295	15
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	40294	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	64	64	1	40288	5591
Kotoite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)₂			1	40295	20
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	40292	762
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)			3	40293,40295,40303	134
Magnesiohulsite ()*	Hulsite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)			1	40295	3
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	150	66	5	40295,40299,40300,40301,40303	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	150	64	2	40290,40299	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	150	66	2	40298,40300	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈			1	40292	92
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	150	143	1	40300	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	150	64	7	40290,40292,40298,40299,40300,40301,40302	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	145	66	1	40298	767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	145	66	1	40298	249
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	40295	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	145	66	1	40298	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	145	66	1	40298	733
Przhevalskite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	145	66	1	40302	2
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	150	66	2	40298,40300	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	150	64	9	40290,40291,40295,40296,40298,40299,40300,40301,40302	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	150	66	1	40297	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	150	66	1	40299	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	40292	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	150	66	3	40298,40300,40302	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	150	64	6	40290,40294,40298,40299,40300,40301	61156
Sakhaite ()*	Harkerite	Ca₄₈Mg₁₆(BO₃)₃₂(CO₃)₁₆·2(H₂O,HCl)			2	40293,40295	7
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	150	143	2	40294,40300	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	150	66	1	40299	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	150	64	5	40288,40290,40298,40300,40302	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	145	66	1	40298	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	150	64	8	40290,40291,40292,40296,40298,40299,40300,40302	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	150	143	2	40292,40300	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂			1	40292	80
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	150	143	2	40292,40300	332
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)			3	40293,40295,40303	87
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	145	64	2	40288,40298	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	150	64	4	40290,40292,40298,40300	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	40294	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	64	64	1	40290	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	2	40293,40298	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	150	64	4	40290,40299,40300,40302	2718
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	150	66	2	40298,40300	1395
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	145	66	1	40298	303
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			1	40292	297
Wuyanzhiite ()*	None	Cu₂S	64	64	1	40288	1
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	145	66	1	40302	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	40294	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
sedcu-00363	64	64	L. Paleocene		Cu	187092	Tonggutang Cu-(Ag) Deposit, Baifang Mine, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China	TongGuTang	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
Chen2007tbl01-09	145	66	Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum		6469	Kangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au Deposit, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China	Kangjiawan, Changning, Hunan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
sedznpb-00179	150	143	150–143			156932	Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China	Shuikoushan	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Chen2007tbl01-10	145	66	Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum		186998	Yagongtang Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China	Yagongtang, Changning, Hunan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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