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Locality Name:
Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 185555
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185555.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Caiziyuan Ni Deposit
Chahe Sn-Cu Deposit
Cizhuqing V-Ti-Fe Deposit
Dayanzi PGE Deposit
Lalachang Cu Deposit (Lala Cu Deposit)
Licun Pb-Zn Deposit
Limahe Cu-Ni Deposit
Lixi Cu Deposit
Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit
Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit
Tong'an
Xiaoqingshan Cu-(Au) Deposit
Xiaoshifang Mine
Xiaoshuihe V-Ti-Fe Deposit

Latitude: 26°30'45"N
Longitude: 102°6'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.5125,102.11583333333

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
ValleriiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Berzelianite  (*)Bornite  (*)Borovskite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eucairite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pilsenite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Umangite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1500100243501,435022793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)218501500343490,43493,434963419
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS150010014350187
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1850100643493,43496,43501,43502,43504,435068803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3185018501434932353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)218501500243493,434963092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)185010003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1850190.3243496,435029052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21500100343492,43496,435015509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1850190.3543493,43496,43502,43505,4350711547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F18501850143493304
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)150010014350166
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41850100743492,43493,43496,43500,43501,43504,435055516
Borovskite  (*)NonePd3SbTe4150015001434927
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1850100543493,43496,43501,43502,4350527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21500190.3243490,435025171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1850100743493,43496,43500,43501,43502,43504,435055707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218501001243490,43492,43493,43496,43499,43500,43501,43502,43504,43505,43506,4350727198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1500100143501281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS18501500343493,43496,43504966
Copper  (*)CopperCu1850100343492,43493,435013846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1850100343493,43496,435014165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S318501850143493802
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S81500100243501,43502126
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1850100543492,43493,43496,43500,435011027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21850190.3643492,43496,43500,43502,43504,435059895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)18501500243493,434968173
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe150010014350154
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21850190.3343493,43496,435029617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1850100543493,43498,43501,43502,4350724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)15001001435017437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18501500443492,43493,43496,4350630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC150015001435042812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1000190.3143502717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31850100343493,43496,4350114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1000190.31435021689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te18501850143493804
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61000190.31435021066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O318501500243496,435085433
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6150010014350163
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs218501500143496762
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O418501500143496229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1000190.31435021487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418501500543490,43491,43493,43496,4350814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215001500243492,4349612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2185018501434965674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe218501850143493207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe215001500143492155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1850100243493,435014924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21850100343493,43496,435015800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)215001500143492133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21850190.3543493,43496,43500,43502,4350417380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1500100143501192
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81500260243492,434991512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2185018501434932273
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te318501500243493,4349657
Platinum  (*)CopperPt15001500143492485
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31000190.31435021425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21850100843490,43492,43493,43496,43501,43502,43506,4350739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S818501500243492,434939056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21850100943492,43493,43496,43500,43501,43502,43504,43505,4350661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO218501500343496,43500,435065614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)185015001434966417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S418501850143496249
Silver  (*)CopperAg1850100243493,435015186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1000190.31435022473
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs215001500143492337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1850190.3643490,43493,43496,43498,43502,4350721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42662601434991934
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1500100143501332
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F18501850143493232
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131000190.31435025317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe150010014350183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O18501500243493,434964899
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2150010014350171
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]18501500143496237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10150015001434901395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3150015001434901247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)18501850143493939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1850269243493,435025251



8 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
vms-0040218501850Paleoproterozoic (1700-2000)       S123470Lalachang Cu Deposit (Lala Cu Deposit), Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaLalachangMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
L103_352-003266260263±3206Pb/238U zirconLM18  Zircon  147060Limahe Cu-Ni Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaLimahe intrusionZhou et al. (2008)10.1016/j.lithos.2007.10.006L103_352 
sedcu-00351100100Cretaceous       Cu153539Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaDaTongChangCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0035715001500Mid Proterozoic       Cu153539Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaHuiLiCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
OGR80_1111_0001275269272 ± 3U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  146948Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaTianbaoshan depositWang (2017) OGR80_1111 
OGR80_1111_0002200.3190.3195.3 ± 5Re-Osmineralizationmolybdenite   Molybdenite  146948Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaTianbaoshan depositWang (2017) OGR80_1111 
OGR80_1111_0003199.3193.3196.3 ± 3Re-Osmineralizationmolybdenite   Molybdenite  146948Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaTianbaoshan depositWang (2017) OGR80_1111 
sedexmvt-001101000541Neoproterozoic host rock age      146948Tianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Huili Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaTianbaoshanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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