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Locality Name:
Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 960
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90

mindat Locality ID: 17046
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17046.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°14'12"N
Longitude: 109°2'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 19.236666666667,109.04333333333
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 Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSkutterudite
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteUllmanniteZircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cattierite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)296083003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)9609008803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)396083001534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)9609001588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)296083005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)96090011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS496083005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)96090027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S49608300154
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS2960830030
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S96083005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2960830027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O96083003531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS9608300966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S8960830082
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O69609004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)29609009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)96083008173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)9609001188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS96090024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O9609006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3960830014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49609005591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S49608300249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4960830014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2960830012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS296083005674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2960900252
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8960900161
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)296090017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs960900633
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O9609002994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S896083001512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)29609002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2960830039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2960900771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S896083009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO296090061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)96083006417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S49608300249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs39608300531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS96090021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)29609003337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1396083005317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O9609004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)296083002562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS960900293
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S49608300380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)9609005251


4 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
Kristen002432960830  deposition of BIF-type ore beds     Fe, Cu, Co17046Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, ChinaShilu Fe-(Co-Cu) ore depositXu et al. (2013)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.01.015OGR53_318 
Kristen002433830360  formation of metamorphic sedimentary BIF-type ore deposit      17046Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, ChinaShilu Fe-(Co-Cu) ore depositXu et al. (2013)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.01.015OGR53_318 
Kristen002434250210  refinement of ore deposit through deformation and plutonism      17046Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, ChinaShilu Fe-(Co-Cu) ore depositXu et al. (2013)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.01.015OGR53_318 
Kristen00243513090  overprinting mineralizing stage      17046Shilu Mine, Changjiang Co., Hainan, ChinaShilu Fe-(Co-Cu) ore depositXu et al. (2013)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.01.015OGR53_318 

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