Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhushahong Cu-Au Deposit, 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: 157475
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157475.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hessite ()*
Melonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar Melonite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	173	112	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	173	112	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	173	112	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	173	112	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	173	112	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	173	112	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	112	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	173	112	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	173	112	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	173	112	804
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	173	112	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	173	112	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	173	112	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	173	112	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	173	112	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	173	112	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	173	112	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	173	112	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	173	112	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	173	112	5317

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
	Kristen001992	170.4	170.4	170.4		mineralization age					Yes			Cu	48528	Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
	PorphCu-00108	173	112	173±9 (Re-Os), 157–112 (K-Ar)							Yes		Ankerite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Matildite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siegenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	240070	Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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