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Locality Name:
Rong'an Co., Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 383

mindat Locality ID: 157810
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157810.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rong'an Co., Liuzhou, Guangxi, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Huashan Sn Ore Field
Siding-Gudan Pb-Zn Ore Field

Latitude: 24°59'36"N
Longitude: 109°31'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.993333333333,109.52666666667

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 As Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumFluoriteMicaNonePyritePyrophyllite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1385489052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)41938313855211547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)41938313855227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21385485171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO213854994
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24193831385529895
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4138549196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2419383238548,385529617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS419383238551,3855224243
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64193831385521066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3238548,385495433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413854914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2419383238548,3855217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2419383238548,3855239462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2138548771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2419383238548,3855261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21385485614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS419383238551,3855221482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1385491006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O238548,385494899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)138549939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1385495251



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
sedexmvt-00108419383Early-Middle Devonian host rock age      64729Siding Mine (Shiding Mine), Siding-Gudan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Rong'an Co., Liuzhou, Guangxi, ChinaSidingTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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