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Locality Name:
Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 156928
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156928.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Kangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au Deposit
Laoyachao Au Deposit
Shuikoushan Mine
Xianrenyan Au Deposit
Yagongtang Mine

Latitude: 26°33'54"N
Longitude: 112°36'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.565,112.60666666667

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mn O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePolybasite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibnite
TetrahedriteVesuvianiteWurtziteZippeite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pearceite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Przhevalskite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S15066240298,403002793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3150143140300315
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31501431403001534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)15066240298,402992734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1501431403003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15066340298,40300,403029052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2150661402995509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15066240298,4030011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31501431403001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415066240298,403005516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3145661402981089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15066340298,40299,4030027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21501431403005171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)15066240298,402994979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15066240298,403005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215066440298,40299,40300,4030227198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe14566140298281
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414566140298651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615066340298,40299,403004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)215066340298,40300,403019895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2150143140300246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15066340298,40299,403028173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF215066440298,40299,40300,403019617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1214566140298663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15066440298,40299,40300,4030224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)150661402997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15066540298,40299,40300,40301,4030230554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS14566140298717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O145661402986890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315066340298,40299,4030014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te14566140298804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415066340299,40300,4030114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21506614029912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS215066240298,403005674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21501431403005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215066540298,40299,40300,40301,4030217380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS14566140298767
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]14566140298249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]14566140298716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS314566140298733
Przhevalskite  (*)NonePb(UO2)2(PO4)2·4H2O145661403022
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS315066240298,403001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215066540298,40299,40300,40301,4030239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21506603106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl150661402991725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815066340298,40300,403029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215066440298,40299,40300,4030161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1501431403004894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)150661402996417
Silver  (*)CopperAg15066340298,40300,403025186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)145661402982473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15066440298,40299,40300,4030221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4150143140300668
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS150143140300332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13145661402981803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1315066240298,403005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2145661402982562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO215066340299,40300,403022718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1015066240298,403001395
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO414566140298303
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)414566140302175



3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Chen2007tbl01-0914566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum 6469Kangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au Deposit, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, ChinaKangjiawan, Changning, HunanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
sedznpb-00179150143150–143        156932Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, ChinaShuikoushanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Chen2007tbl01-1014566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum 186998Yagongtang Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, ChinaYagongtang, Changning, HunanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 


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