Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au Deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 157437
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157437.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au Deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Wujia Au Deposit

Latitude: 29°44'48"N
Longitude: 115°38'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.746666666667,115.64611111111

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wollastonite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greigite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Wollastonite Zircon

49 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	145	66	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	0		8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	145	66	0		1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	66	0		9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	145	66	0		5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	1	41538	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	145	66	1	41538	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	1	41538	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	0		27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	145	66	1	41538	1382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	145	66	0		3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	145	66	1	41538	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	145	66	0		1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	0		8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	145	66	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	0		24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	1	41538	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	1	41538	30554
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	145	66	0		62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	1	41538	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	145	66	0		804
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	145	66	1	41538	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	1	41538	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	145	66	1	41538	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	66	0		5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	66	0		5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	0		17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	145	66	0		192
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	145	66	1	41538	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	0		771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	66	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	1	41538	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	145	66	0		5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	145	66	1	41538	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	0		21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	0		3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	145	66	0		1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	145	66	1	41538	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	145	66	0		5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	145	66	0		4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	0		2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	145	66	0		1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	145	66	0		5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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
	Chen2007tbl01-15	145	66	Cretaceous									Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite		157437	Wushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au Deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Wushan, Ruichang, Jiangxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
	Chen2007tbl01-16	145	66	Cretaceous									Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		244326	Wujia Au Deposit, Wushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au Deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Wujia, Ruichang, Jiangxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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