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Locality Name:
Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2605
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 185577
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185577.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Diaoyutai
Fuxian Kimberlite Field
Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine)

Latitude: 39°46'14"N
Longitude: 121°46'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.770555555556,121.77333333333
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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCrichtoniteCubaniteDiamondEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
HumiteLudwigiteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivineOxalatePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriiteVesuvianiteWurtziteZircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Balliranoite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lindsleyite  (*)Lonsdaleite  (*)
Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Moissanite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Szaibélyite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Yimengite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Zugshunstite-(Ce)  (*)
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)2201661421423419
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O14213322
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)201661421428803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20166142142706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2260501421342162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5201661421421310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201661421421534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)201661421421036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6201661421422060
Balliranoite  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3)1421332
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi201661421421966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3201661421421935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4201661421425516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2016614214227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O142133232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22016614214227198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F220166142142285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4260501421383902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8201661421421756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F220166142142236
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18201661421421008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S320166142142802
Diamond  (*)DiamondC26050542136,42138,42139,42140,42141697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201661421424135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2201661421429895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201661421428173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)260566242134,421421188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2016614214224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2016614214230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC260501421382812
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)220166142142209
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F22016614214280
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O326050242134,421385433
Lindsleyite  (*)Crichtonite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O382605014213812
Lonsdaleite  (*)NoneC2605014213813
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)20166142142134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42016614214214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22016614214212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2201661421425674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)142133176
Moissanite  (*)WurtziteSiC2605014213457
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201661421425800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22016614214217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)201661421422349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2260566242134,421422273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22016614214239462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)326050242134,42138341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8201661421429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22016614214261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2260501421345614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)201661421424894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5201661421421516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2016614214221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4260566242134,421421934
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl26050142134275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)2016614214287
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S20166142142510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13201661421425317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O201661421424899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661421422562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]20166142142237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10201661421421395
Yimengite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteK[Ti3Cr5Fe3+2Mg2]O19260501421385
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)201661421425251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201661421421025
Zugshunstite-(Ce)  (*)OxalateCeAl(SO4)2(C2O4)·12H2O1421332


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_272Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_273Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_274Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_275Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_276Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_277Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_278Garnet granulite xenolith in kimberlite pipe
Michelle_279Pyroxene amphibolite xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_280Pyroxene amphibolite xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_281Pyroxene amphibolite xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_282Pyroxene amphibolite xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_283Pyroxene amphibolite xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_284Metagabbro xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_285Metagabbro xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_286Metagabbro xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_287Metagabbro xenolith from kimberlite pipe
Michelle_288Metagabbro xenolith from kimberlite pipe


18 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
Michelle_272253023002530-2300Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconF25  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of garnet granulite from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_273198818801934±54Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconLN9834  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of garnet granulite from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_274718629718-629U-PbRecrystallization agezirconLN9834  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that garnet granulite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_275235025092509-2350U-PbCrystallization agezirconLN9841  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of garnet granulite from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_276184218101826±16Pb-PbRecrystallization agezirconLN9841  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that garnet granulite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_277183818041821±17Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconLN9849  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of garnet granulite from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_278184313831613±230Sm-NdRecrystallization age LN9849    21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that garnet granulite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_279183615961716±120Sm-NdRecrystallization age LN9821    21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that pyroxene amphibolite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_280258625482567±19Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconLN9821  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of pyroxene amphibolite
Michelle_281249224562474±18Pb-PbRecrystallization agezirconLN9821  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that pyroxene amphibolite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_282254325172530±13Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconF41  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of pyroxene amphibolite from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_2836690179±490Pb-PbRecrystallization agezirconF41  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that pyroxene amphibolite underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_284260525832594±11Pb-PbCrystallization agezircon(LN)F49  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of metagabbro from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_285612132372±240Pb-PbRecrystallization agezircon(LN)F49  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age that metagabbro underwent metamorphic change
Michelle_286254325172530±13Pb-PbCrystallization agezirconLN9857  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of metagabbro from Fuxian mafic xenolith
Michelle_287247524372456±19Pb-PbRecrystallization agezirconLN9857  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of metagabbro recrystallization
Michelle_288243523192377±58Pb-PbRecrystallization agezirconLN9857  Zircon  21142Pipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite Field, Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaPipe No. 50Zheng et al. (2004)10.1007/s00410-004-0587-xCMP148_79Age of metagabbro recrystallization
Chen2007tbl01-5020166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite 143554Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine), Wafangdian Co., Dalian, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, ChinaHuatong, Wafangdian, LiaoningChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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