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Locality Name:
Huayuan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 157244
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157244.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huayuan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Limei Ore District
Lomichang Mine (?)
Malichang Mine
Niutoushan Pb-Zn Deposit
Xiaopaiwu-Shanmuchong Ore District
Yutang Ore District

Latitude: 28°25'51"N
Longitude: 109°23'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.430833333333,109.38416666667

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: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As H Hg K Mo O Pb S Sb Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayFluoriteGeocroniteGypsumMarcasiteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jordanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5415211040459,40460,40461,40462,40463,40464,40465,40466,40479,4048211547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115415210843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5415211940459,40460,40461,40462,40463,40464,40465,40466,40469,40470,40471,40473,40474,40475,40476,40478,40479,40481,4048227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS254152114045927198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS54152102600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25415211640459,40460,40462,40464,40465,40466,40469,40470,40471,40473,40475,40476,40478,40479,40481,404829895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2541521840459,40460,40462,40464,40465,40466,40479,404829617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5415211840459,40460,40463,40464,40465,40466,40469,40470,40471,40473,40475,40476,40477,40478,40479,40480,40481,4048224243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O541521840459,40460,40464,40473,40475,40476,40478,404816890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14541521140479784
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S235415210105
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O454152114045914899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2541521840460,40462,40463,40464,40465,40466,40479,404825674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2541521017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25415211340459,40460,40462,40463,40464,40465,40466,40469,40470,40471,40477,40479,4048239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541521340459,40464,4047961156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)541521240462,404796417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5415212140459,40460,40461,40462,40463,40464,40465,40466,40469,40470,40471,40473,40474,40475,40476,40477,40478,40479,40480,40481,4048221482
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO454152101655



1 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
sedexmvt-00098541521Early Cambrian host rock age      157244Huayuan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, ChinaHuayuanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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