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Locality Name:
Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1673
Youngest recorded age at locality: 36

mindat Locality ID: 157155
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157155.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit
Chang'an Au-Cu Deposit (Changanchong Au-Cu Deposit)
Jinping Cu-Mo-Au Deposit
Longbohe Cu Deposit
Menglaba Au Deposit
Mianhuadi V-Ti-Fe Deposit
Niulanchong Ni Deposit
Shilicun
Songlinpo Au Deposit
Tongchang Au Deposit
Yingpan Ni Deposit

Latitude: 22°50'1"N
Longitude: 103°8'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.833611111111,103.14916666667

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.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Cubanite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Froodite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Talc ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd S Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Cubanite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Talc Tetradymite Titanite Valleriite Wurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1673	217	2	44965,44968	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1673	217	1	44965	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1673	217	1	44965	489
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	281	217	1	44965	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	281	36	4	44965,44966,44967,44974	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	44968	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1673	217	1	44965	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	36	3	44966,44967,44968	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	36	36	2	44966,44968	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	44968	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	281	36	5	44965,44966,44967,44968,44974	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	36	36	2	44966,44974	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	281	217	1	44965	966
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	44968	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1673	217	1	44965	327
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	44968	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	44972	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1673	36	4	44965,44966,44968,44974	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1673	217	2	44965,44968	8173
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	1673	217	1	44965	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	281	36	3	44965,44966,44974	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1673	36	5	44965,44966,44967,44969,44974	30554
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	1673	217	1	44965	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	44970	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1673	217	3	44965,44968,44970	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	36	36	1	44966	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	281	217	1	44965	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1673	36	5	44965,44966,44967,44968,44970	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	44968	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	36	3	44966,44967,44974	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1673	36	5	44965,44966,44967,44968,44974	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	281	217	1	44965	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	281	217	1	44965	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	281	217	1	44965	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1673	217	1	44965	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	36	36	1	44966	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	281	36	5	44965,44966,44967,44968,44974	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	281	217	3	44965,44968,44970	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1673	36	4	44965,44966,44968,44974	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	44968	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	36	36	1	44966	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	36	3	44966,44967,44974	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1673	217	1	44965	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	145	66	1	44967	668
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1673	217	1	44965	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1673	217	2	44965,44968	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1673	217	1	44965	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	281	217	1	44965	237
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	281	217	1	44965	380
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1673	36	2	44965,44966	1025

19 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
CMP153_309-001	262	255	258.5±3.5	206Pb/238U	crystalization age of the gabbro based on 9 of 15 samples	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	prioritize
CMP153_309-002-001	777	747	762±15	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
CMP153_309-003-001	269.4	258.6	264±5.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-004-001	262.4	251.6	257±5.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-005-001	265.4	254.6	260±5.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-006-001	700	670	685±15	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
CMP153_309-007-001	259.3	248.7	254±5.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-008-001	257.2	246.8	252±5.2	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-009-001	1673	1609	1641±32	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
CMP153_309-010-001	262.3	251.7	257±5.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-011-001	244.1	233.9	239±5.1	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-012-001	255.2	244.8	250±5.2	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
CMP153_309-013-001	767	737	752±15	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
CMP153_309-014-001	269.4	258.6	264±5.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-015-001	276.6	265.4	271±5.6	206Pb/238U		zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309
CMP153_309-016-001	408.8	391.2	400±8.8	206Pb/238U	These older zircons are interpreted to be xenolithic in origin	zircon	BM34	Zircon			134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai mafic–ultramafic intrusion	Wang et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00410-006-0103-6	CMP153_309	depriotitize
MD26_550-00001	281	217	249±32	Re-Os		cu-ni sulfides				Cu, Ni, S	134599	Baimazhai Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Baimazhai	Wang et al. (2007)		MD26_550
PorphCu-00206	36	36	36						Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	185556	Chang'an Au-Cu Deposit (Changanchong Au-Cu Deposit), Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Chang’an	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Chen2007tbl01-01	145	66	Cretaceous?						Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Electrum		186994	Jinping Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Jinping Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Jinping, Jinping, Yunnan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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