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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 152

mindat Locality ID: 156923
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156923.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Longxingzhai Au Deposit
Lutang-Heye Graphite Deposit
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic Ore Field

Latitude: 25°28'52"N
Longitude: 112°38'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.481111111111,112.63333333333

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	Allargentum	Amphibole	Analcime	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Brucite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Carpholite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Feldspar
Fluorite	Hulsite	Humite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Thortveitite	Topaz	Vesuvianite	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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Analcime Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Beryl Brucite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Carpholite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore Feldspar
Fluorite Hulsite Humite Kaolinite Löllingite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetrahedrite Thortveitite Topaz Vesuvianite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Balipholite ()*	Behoite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bromellite ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*
Chrysoberyl ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Euclase ()*
Eucryptite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hambergite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hsianghualite ()*
Hulsite ()*	Humite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Liberite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesionigerite-6N6S ()*	Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mengxianminite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nordenskiöldine ()*	Phenakite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sellaite ()*	Sphaerobertrandite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thortveitite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Zinconigerite-2N1S ()*	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	160	152	1	40216	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	160	152	2	40209,40216	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	160	152	3	40207,40210,40216	9052
Balipholite ()*	Carpholite	LiBaMg₂Al₃(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₈	160	152	1	40216	1
Behoite ()*	Cristobalite	Be(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	24
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	160	152	2	40216,40217	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	160	152	1	40216	1966
Bromellite ()*	None	BeO	160	152	1	40216	9
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	160	152	6	40207,40208,40210,40212,40216,40217	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	160	152	1	40216	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	160	152	8	40209,40210,40211,40213,40214,40215,40216,40217	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	160	152	2	40210,40216	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	160	152	2	40216,40217	285
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	160	152	2	40216,40217	321
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	160	152	2	40216,40217	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	160	152	5	40207,40208,40210,40216,40218	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	160	152	1	40216	180
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	160	152	1	40216	120
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄	160	152	1	40216	29
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	160	152	1	40216	551
Ferrotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	None	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)₃Al₈BeO₁₆	160	152	1	40206	1
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	160	152	1	40216	52
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	160	152	6	40207,40208,40210,40212,40216,40217	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	160	152	1	40216	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	160	152	9	40207,40210,40211,40212,40213,40214,40216,40217,40218	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	160	152	1	40206	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	40204	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	40204	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	40205	2812
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	160	152	1	40216	81
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	160	152	1	40216	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	160	152	1	40216	14640
Hsianghualite ()*	Analcime	Li₂Ca₃Be₃(SiO₄)₃F₂	160	152	2	40216,40217	2
Hulsite ()*	Hulsite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	160	152	1	40216	15
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	160	152	1	40216	80
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	160	152	1	40216	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	40204	5591
Liberite ()*	None	Li₂Be(SiO₄)	160	152	1	40216	1
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	160	152	1	40216	762
Magnesionigerite-6N6S ()*	None	(Mg,Al,Zn)₃(Al,Sn,Fe)₈O₁₅(OH)	160	152	1	40206	2
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	None	Mg₃BeAl₈O₁₆	160	152	2	40216,40217	18
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	160	152	2	40216,40217	14899
Mengxianminite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂Sn₂Mg₃Al₈[(BO₃)(BeO₄)O₆]₂	160	152	1	40206	1
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	160	152	2	40216,40217	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	160	152	3	40209,40216,40217	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	160	152	1	40216	1236
Nordenskiöldine ()*	None	CaSn(BO₃)₂	160	152	1	40216	16
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	160	152	2	40216,40217	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	2273
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	160	152	1	40216	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	160	152	5	40207,40210,40212,40216,40217	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	40204	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	160	152	3	40207,40210,40216	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	160	152	7	40204,40207,40208,40210,40212,40216,40217	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	160	152	1	40216	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	160	152	5	40207,40208,40211,40216,40217	4894
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	160	152	1	40217	46
Sphaerobertrandite ()*	None	Be₃(SiO₄)(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	160	152	9	40207,40210,40211,40212,40213,40214,40216,40217,40218	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	160	152	2	40216,40217	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	160	152	2	40216,40217	668
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	160	152	1	40206	156
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	160	152	1	40216	332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	160	152	2	40210,40216	5317
Thortveitite ()*	Thortveitite	Sc₂Si₂O₇	160	152	1	40216	54
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	160	152	3	40209,40216,40217	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	160	152	2	40216,40217	1395
Zinconigerite-2N1S ()*	None	ZnSn₂Al₁₂O₂₂(OH)₂	160	152	1	40216	4
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	160	152	1	40216	5251

2 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
	Be-00007	160	152	156	U-Pb		high	cassiterite				Cassiterite	Hsianghualite, Liberite, Ferrotaaffeite-2N2S	Be	157020	Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China		Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
	Grew_Li_2019_0047	155	155	155									Hsianghualite		157020	Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Xianghualing ore field, Linwu County, Hunan Province, China	Yuan et al. (2008); Zhu et al. (2011)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060722	Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R060722

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