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Locality Name:
Fulongchang Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63.38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60.94

mindat Locality ID: 186448
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186448.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fulongchang Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°49'0"N
Longitude: 99°14'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.816666666667,99.233333333333

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperGeocroniteMalachiteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Jordanite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S63.3860.9402793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)263.3860.9403092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)263.3860.9405509
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS363.3860.9401089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)63.3860.94027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)63.3860.9404979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS263.3860.94027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)263.3860.9409895
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1263.3860.940663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS63.3860.94024243
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S2363.3860.940105
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)263.3860.94012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)263.3860.94017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS263.3860.94039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO263.3860.94061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)63.3860.9406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg63.3860.9405186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS63.3860.94021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1363.3860.9401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1363.3860.9405317



2 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
Co-0011261.3260.9461.13±0.19Ar-Ar quartzBYP13 YesQuartz  154562Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, ChinaBaiyangpingXue et al. (2003)10.1007/BF02879523SC46_789 
Co-0011363.3862.1862.78±0.60Ar-Ar quartzBYP13 YesQuartz  154562Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, ChinaBaiyangpingXue et al. (2003)10.1007/BF02879523SC46_789 


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