Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dalongshan W-Mo Deposit, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 153.7

mindat Locality ID: 157377
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157377.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dalongshan W-Mo Deposit, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°30'0"N
Longitude: 114°22'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.5,114.36666666667

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.

Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Fluorite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Topaz

Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Fluorite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Topaz

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	158.9	153.7	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	158.9	153.7	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	158.9	153.7	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	158.9	153.7	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	158.9	153.7	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	153.7	153.7	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	158.9	153.7	27198
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	158.9	153.7	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	158.9	153.7	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	158.9	153.7	24243
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	158.9	153.7	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	158.9	153.7	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	158.9	153.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	158.9	153.7	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	158.9	153.7	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	158.9	153.7	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	158.9	153.7	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	158.9	153.7	1476

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001977	155	155	155	mineralization age	Yes	W	157416	Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Xihuashan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001988	155	155	155	mineralization age	Yes	W	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001989	158.9	158.9	158.9	mineralization age	Yes	W	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen002000	153.7	153.7	153.7	mineralization age	Yes	W, Sn	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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