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Locality Name:
Yongzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 157304
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157304.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yongzhou, Hunan, China": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dao Co.
Dong'an Co.
Jianghua Co.
Jiangyong Co.
Lanshan Co.
Lengshuitan District
Lingling District
Ningyuan Co.
Qiyang Co.

Latitude: 25°49'26"N
Longitude: 111°34'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.823888888889,111.57083333333
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerylBrauniteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetKaoliniteLillianiteLudwigiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPentlanditePhenakitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRamsdellite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite
TopazUllmanniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

90 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Antimonselite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Coffinite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lillianite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nsutite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1405572793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2383160340534,40542,405573419
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)616016014054543
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)383160440530,40534,40542,405618803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2383359340531,40532,405342162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33833591405341534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1405632734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4383359140534708
Antimonselite  (*)StibniteSb2Se3340301405597
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS383160540534,40538,40542,40555,405579052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1405371272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)383124340528,40538,4057311547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3383160440531,40532,40534,405421935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4240531,405575516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11240538,40554843
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)240567,40569483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)57030740528,40534,40542,40555,40557,40559,4056427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21601601140530,40531,40532,40542,40543,40544,40545,40546,40547,40561,405655171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)383359240534,405634979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2383301140530,40531,40532,40534,40538,40542,40555,40557,40559,40563,4056527198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4383359140534951
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O13530140559566
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18570551405641008
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16140569599
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)140563378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6383160440534,40542,40555,405574135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)238330840528,40534,40538,40541,40555,40559,40563,405699895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)160160240542,405578173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4160160240545,40547196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF257030940530,40531,40534,40538,40542,40545,40559,40561,405649617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12140555663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3140555105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS57030940528,40530,40542,40555,40557,40559,40563,40564,4057324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)740533,40540,40548,40552,40553,40556,405637437
Gold  (*)CopperAu640533,40540,40548,40553,40556,4055730554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3383359240534,405571544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O357030440534,40559,40563,4056414640
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S914055766
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3160160240545,405475433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43833591405345591
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6140557128
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)383359140534134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4383160340534,40542,4055714899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)140569770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS234030240557,405595674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO383359140534202
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3833591405344924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS340301405591066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS238330740530,40531,40532,40534,40542,40554,405595800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)257030940530,40531,40532,40534,40542,40555,40559,40564,4056517380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs34030140559633
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x140569121
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S334030240554,40559511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3833591405342349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8340301405591512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2383160240534,405452273
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)216016014054521
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3240555,405571425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2570301340528,40530,40531,40532,40534,40538,40542,40552,40555,40557,40559,40563,4056439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2840533,40540,40548,40553,40556,40563,40567,405693106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8160160440538,40542,40555,405579056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2570302040530,40531,40532,40533,40534,40536,40538,40540,40542,40548,40553,40555,40556,40557,40559,40561,40564,40565,40569,4057361156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS140554712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)383359240528,405691711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2383160340534,40542,405475614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)383160740530,40532,40534,40542,40555,40557,405614894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)383359240528,405346417
Silver  (*)CopperAg240555,405575186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1405632473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS383301140528,40530,40531,40534,40538,40541,40555,40557,40559,40563,4057321482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)140538446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S334030740531,40536,40538,40554,40555,40559,405713418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)140532156
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)38335914053487
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23833591405343337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1601601405451006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O383160240534,405454899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2540530,40531,40532,40561,405651476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1405511059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2383160240534,405422562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS34030140559293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO213530540537,40551,40559,40560,405642718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O140537890
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3140538369
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10383160340534,40542,405571395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S434030140559380
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4140563303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3383359240534,405541247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)140547939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)160160440531,40532,40545,405475251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000897The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000898The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000899The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000900The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000901The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000913The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000914The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000915The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China


11 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-00097383359Late Devonian host rock age      157307Houjiangqiao Pb-Zn Deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaHouhongqiaoTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
Kristen001995160160160 mineralization age     Sn228992Guposhan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Jianghua Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaGuposhanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Giersdorf_00000897340340340 wall rock age      143785Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaBenti U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000898135135135U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU143785Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaBenti U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000899119119119U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU143785Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaBenti U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000900656565U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU143785Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaBenti U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000901303030U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU143785Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaBenti U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000913570570570 wall rock age      210709Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaXiangca U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000914838383U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU210709Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaXiangca U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000915555555U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU210709Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaXiangca U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
RG55_21-00002149124149-124K-Ar       187082Qingshuitang Pb-Zn Deposit, Qiyang Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaQingshuitangLiu et al. (2005)10.1016/j.gexplo.2003.08.004RG55_21 

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