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Locality Name:
Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1175
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1170

mindat Locality ID: 186574
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186574.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Changmaohezi
Chaoyang Xinsheng Asbestos Mine
Dongduimianggou Au Deposit
Haozhangzi Au Deposit
Jiangjiagou V-Ti-Fe Deposit
Taizi
Wafangzi Fe-Mn Deposit
Zhangzaiyingzi Au Deposit
Zhongsanjia Au Deposit

Latitude: 41°5'47"N
Longitude: 120°8'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.096388888889,120.14361111111
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 C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBixbyiteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
GarnetMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneOlivinePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcWollastonite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Braunite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3117511701419461534
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O311751170141946104
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)11751170141946483
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)211751170141946101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1175117014194627770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S411751170141946154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S117511701419465707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21175117014194627198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4141941951
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS117511701419464165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1611751170141946599
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611751170241941,419464135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2117511701419469895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1175117014194624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)117511701419467437
Graphite  (*)NoneC117511701419462812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3117511701419461544
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O411751170141946350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31175117014194614640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O411751170141946172
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)211751170141946234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411751170241944,4194614899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)11751170141946770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2117511701419465674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21175117014194617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21175117014194639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2117511701419463106
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)101175117014194625
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO311751170141946147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8117511701419469056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21175117014194661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)117511701419461711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)117511701419466417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3117511701419461214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1175117014194621482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21419413337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)11751170141946240
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21419412562
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O1175117014194665


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
DeepDive-Co-0032117511701175-1170Ar-Arage of the Tieling Formationglauconite     143296Wafangzi Fe-Mn Deposit, Chaoyang Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, ChinaWafangzi ferromanganese depositFan et al. (1999)10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00013-XOGR15_31age of the Tieling Formation

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