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Locality Name:
Hengshanling-Shexingping Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 163.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 156975
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156975.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hengshanling-Shexingping Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumArgyroditeCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FluoriteKobelliteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWollastonite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tintinaite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S163.213002793
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)163.2130027770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6158130091
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO215813005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2163.2130027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6163.213004135
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)163.21300180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)163.213008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2163.213009617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12163.21300663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS163.2130024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu163.2130030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3163.2130014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4163.2130014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215813005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2163.2130017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]163.21300716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3163.21300733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3163.213001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2163.2130039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8163.213009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2163.2130061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)163.21300969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)15813004894
Silver  (*)CopperAg163.213005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS163.2130021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4163.21300586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13163.213005317
Tintinaite  (*)KobellitePb10Cu2Sb16S35163.2130024
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10163.213001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3163.213001247


7 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
Kristen001976151151151 mineralization age   Yes Sn, Bi156206Jinchuantang Sn-Bi Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaJinchuangtangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001974151151151 mineralization age   Yes W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001975153.4153.4153.4 mineralization age   Yes W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002252158130158-130Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuan DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
MD43_375-00003154.5147.5151.0±3.5     Yes  64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 
MD43_375-00009163.2158.4160.8±2.4Sm-Nd garnet, diopside  Yes  64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 
Mo-00292158130158–130Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite Mo64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuan MineZhang et al. (2005)10.1007/s00126-004-0451-yMD39_960 

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