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Locality Name:
Tongchang Mine, Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 173
Youngest recorded age at locality: 112

mindat Locality ID: 157472
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157472.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongchang Mine, Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°0'49"N
Longitude: 117°43'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.013611111111,117.72444444444
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berzelianite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Umangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)17311208803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)17311201588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217311205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)173112011547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)173112066
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS417311205516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21731120361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)173112027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17311205707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O173112040
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2173112027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81731120577
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS17311204165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S17311201027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17311208173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS173112024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu173112030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3173112014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1731120804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O317311205433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)417311205591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4173112014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2173112012537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21731120252
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe21731120207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS217311205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2173112017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)17311202349
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21731120409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2173112039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S817311209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2173112061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO217311205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)17311206417
Silver  (*)CopperAg17311205186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS173112021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1317311201803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1731120510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1317311205317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O17311204899
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2173112071


2 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
Kristen001992170.4170.4170.4 mineralization age   Yes Cu48528Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaDexingJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
PorphCu-00108173112173±9 (Re-Os), 157–112 (K-Ar)     YesAnkerite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Matildite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siegenite, Silver, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu240070Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaDexingSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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