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Locality Name:
Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 186897
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186897.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Chenzhuang Cu-Fe Deposit (Chengzhuang Cu-Fe Deposit)
Liulou Mine
Liuloucun Cu-Fe Deposit (Luloucun Cu-Fe Deposit)
Qianchang Mine
Qianchangdong Cu-Fe Deposit (Qianchang East Cu-Fe Deposit)
Qinlou Mine
Sanpu Cu-Fe Deposit
Xiaorenjia Fe Deposit
Yangqiaozi Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 33°42'19"N
Longitude: 116°51'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.705277777778,116.86055555556
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Tl 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B H Mg O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCubaniteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteKaoliniteKobelliteLudwigite
MarcasiteMeliliteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSerpentineSpinelTalcTetrahedriteWurtzite

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Crookesite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gehlenite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Umangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20166337015,37017,370188803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)320166337015,37017,370181534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS201661370159052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi20166337015,37017,370181966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420166337015,37017,370185516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)220166337015,37017,37018462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166237017,3701827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1801281370175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166337015,37017,3701827198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F220166337015,37017,37018285
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)420166337015,37017,37018951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)820166337015,37017,370181756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F220166337015,37017,37018236
Crookesite  (*)NoneCu7TlSe420166237015,3701714
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3180128137017802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1801281370171027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O620166337015,37017,370184135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)220166337015,37017,370189895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20166337015,37017,370188173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)20166337015,37017,370181188
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O720166337015,37017,37018114
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166337015,37017,3701830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)320166337015,37017,370181544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32016613701514640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te180128137017804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201661370155591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S420166137015249
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)420166337015,37017,37018359
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)20166337015,37017,37018134
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O420166237017,3701898
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166237015,3701814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2201661370155674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201661370175800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22016613701517380
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S718012813701732
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)201661370182349
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO20166337015,37017,37018114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)220166337015,37017,370182273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220166337015,37017,3701839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820166237015,370179056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220166337015,37017,3701861156
Silver  (*)CopperAg20166237015,370175186
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)20166087
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)220166337015,37017,370183337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131801281370175317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)220166337015,37017,370182562
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se220166237015,3701771


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
Emily000546180128        Au, Ag, Cu186897Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, ChinaSanpu districtZhao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6OGR14_227 
Chen2007tbl01-4620166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Crookesite, Gold, Hematite, Linnaeite, Ludwigite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Umangite, Electrum 186909Qianchang Mine, Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, ChinaQianchang, Suixi, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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