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Locality Name:
Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 168

mindat Locality ID: 185988
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185988.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dagou Au Occurrence
Daheigou Pb-Zn Deposit
Guji Au Deposit
Hongshuigou Au Occurrence
Laotiechang Au Deposit
Macaogou Au Occurrence
Shuangwang Au Deposit
Taibai Mine
Yafangwan Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 33°50'53"N
Longitude: 107°12'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.848055555556,107.2075
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmaline

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Villamanínite  (*)Violarite  (*)Willyamite  (*)
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)22141681425983419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)214168242598,425998803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52141681425981310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)214168242598,425991588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2214168242598,425993092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS214168242598,425999052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)21416814259811547
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2214168142598361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)214168242598,4259927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221416814259827198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS214168142598966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182141681425981008
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4214168242598,42599651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2214168242598,425999895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)214168142598648
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2214168242598,425999617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS214168342593,42598,4260024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu214168242598,4259930554
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)321416814259831
Graphite  (*)NoneC2141681425982812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O214168242598,425996890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2214168142598205
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te214168142598804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32141681425985433
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4214168142598249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421416814259814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22141681425985674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2141681425981066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22141681425985800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214168242598,4259917380
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S221416814259855
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82141681425981512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22141681425982273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4214168142598131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214168242598,4259939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82141681425989056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214168242598,4259961156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214168142598253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22141681425985614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2141681425982705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2141681425986417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS214168342593,42598,4260021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3214168142598276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132141681425985317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22141681425982562
Villamanínite  (*)PyriteCuS221416814259810
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4214168142598380
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS21416814259825


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002450Shuangwang ore body in the Qiling Gold District


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
Kristen002450214168  gold mineralizations and granite ages     Au134939Shuangwang Au Deposit, Taibai Co., Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaQiling Gold DistrictMao et al. (2003)10.1360/03yd9022SCSD46_231 

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