Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhengziyanwo Ore Block, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 340
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248.3

mindat Locality ID: 185551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhengziyanwo Ore Block, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°39'39"N
Longitude: 101°51'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.660833333333,101.86166666667

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Nickeline
None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tremolite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Nickeline
None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Talc

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	252.1	248.3	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	252.1	248.3	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252.1	248.3	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252.1	248.3	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	252.1	248.3	3902
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	252.1	248.3	966
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	252.1	248.3	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	252.1	248.3	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	252.1	248.3	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	252.1	248.3	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	252.1	248.3	5433
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	252.1	248.3	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	252.1	248.3	14899
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	252.1	248.3	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252.1	248.3	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	252.1	248.3	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252.1	248.3	61156
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	252.1	248.3	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	252.1	248.3	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	252.1	248.3	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	252.1	248.3	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	252.1	248.3	380
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	252.1	248.3	1025

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
	EG105_1057_006	340	250	340-250			low				Yes			Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	232908	Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Yangliuping	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
	MD26_550-00002	252.1	248.3	250.2±1.9	Ar-Ar			phlogopite			Yes	Phlogopite			730	Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Maiyue'er picritic mafic-ultramafic rocks close to Yangliuping Cu-Ni massive sulfide deposit	Wang et al. (2007)		MD26_550

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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