Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Meizhou, Guangdong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 323
Youngest recorded age at locality: 293

mindat Locality ID: 157574
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157574.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Meizhou, Guangdong, China": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Dabu Co. (Dapu Co.)
Fengshun Co.
Jiaoling Co.
Mei Co.
Pingyuan Co.
Wuhua Co.
Xingning Co.

Latitude: 24°15'57"N
Longitude: 115°59'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.265833333333,115.98555555556

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Beryl	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Humite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Phenakite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite

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 Be Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Beryl Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Humite Kaolinite Kobellite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Phenakite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Topaz Vesuvianite Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Bassetite ()*	Beryl ()*	Betekhtinite ()*
Birnessite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Franklinite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*
Humite ()*	Kleemanite ()*	Larosite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Nuffieldite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Todorokite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vernadite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	323	293	1	37950	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	37952,37959	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	37934	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	37952	1534
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	37947	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	37947	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	37963	1272
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀			1	37963	51
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	37958	4286
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	323	293	1	37950	45
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	323	293	1	37940	178
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	37958	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			2	37948,37958	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	323	293	1	37950	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	37947	843
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	323	293	1	37940	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	323	293	5	37938,37947,37950,37952,37958	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	323	293	1	37950	154
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			3	37958,37959,37964	5171
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	37947	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	323	293	1	37950	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	37945	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	323	293	6	37934,37947,37948,37950,37958,37960	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	323	293	1	37950	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	37945	227
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			4	37938,37939,37943,37945	599
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈			1	37947	126
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	37934	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	37934	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	37948,37952	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	37947,37952	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)			1	37947	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	37934	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	37948,37952	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	37948,37952,37958,37959,37961	9617
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄	323	293	1	37950	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	37947	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	323	293	8	37931,37933,37944,37947,37948,37950,37958,37960	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	37964	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	37947	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	37947	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	37952	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	37952	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	323	293	4	37947,37950,37952,37964	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	323	293	1	37940	243
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂			1	37948	80
Kleemanite ()*	None	ZnAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	37943	3
Larosite ()*	None	(Cu,Ag)₂₁PbBiS₁₃	323	293	1	37950	6
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			3	37938,37939,37943	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	323	293	5	37948,37950,37952,37960,37964	14899
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂			1	37947	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	37952,37958,37959	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	323	293	6	37934,37944,37947,37950,37958,37959	17380
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	323	293	3	37938,37939,37940	121
Nuffieldite ()*	Kobellite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	323	293	1	37950	32
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	37952	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	37948	2273
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	37947	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	323	293	7	37934,37938,37944,37947,37950,37958,37960	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			4	37938,37939,37943,37945	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	37935	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	37947,37960	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	323	293	7	37934,37935,37947,37950,37952,37958,37959	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	37938	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			4	37948,37952,37958,37959	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	323	293	2	37938,37950	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	323	293	1	37950	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	37947	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	323	293	1	37940	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	323	293	8	37931,37933,37944,37947,37948,37950,37958,37960	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	37947	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	323	293	1	37950	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	37948	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	323	293	1	37950	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	323	293	2	37947,37950	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	323	293	1	37940	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	37959	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	37963	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	37948	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	37954,37955	2718
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	37947	369
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O			1	37945	65
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	37948	1395
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	323	293	1	37950	303
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	323	293	1	37950	297

1 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
	DeepDive-Co-0001	323	293	308	Re-Os										157910	Yushui Mine, Mei Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China	Yushui	Huang et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.04.018	OGR70_281

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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