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Locality Name:
Ji'an, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 150.2

mindat Locality ID: 157442
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157442.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ji'an, Jiangxi, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Anfu Co.
Jinggangshan Co.
Suichuan Co.
Yongfeng Co.
Yongxin Co.

Latitude: 27°14'13"N
Longitude: 114°16'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.236944444444,114.27666666667

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCubaniteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteWurtziteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Variscite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)241474,414798803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F141479244
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)241476,414861588
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18241474,414794286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi150.2150.21414731966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3150.2150.2341473,41474,414851935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)150.2150.2641473,41474,41482,41483,41484,4148527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2341478,41479,414855171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S150.2150.21414735707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2150.2150.214147327198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6141479518
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3150.2150.2141473802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1414818173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)150.2150.2141473551
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4141479196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2150.2150.2641473,41474,41482,41483,41484,414859617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS150.2150.214147324243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1414766890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4441482,41483,41484,414855591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1414794924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2150.2150.2241473,414745800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2150.2150.2541473,41474,41479,41481,4148317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1414742349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2150.2150.2641473,41474,41482,41483,41484,4148539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81414749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2150.2150.2841473,41474,41478,41479,41482,41483,41484,4148561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21414795614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)150.2150.2441473,41474,41478,414854894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS150.2150.214147321482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6141479688
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O614147999
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6141479211
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O141479301
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1414795251



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
Kristen001985150.2150.2150.2 mineralization age     W157385Hukeng Mine, Anfu Co., Ji'an, Jiangxi, ChinaHukengJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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