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Locality Name:
Yinjiagou Polymetallic Deposit, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 187024
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187024.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yinjiagou Polymetallic Deposit, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°12'3"N
Longitude: 110°48'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.200833333333,110.8075
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 As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteEpidoteHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalc

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
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)22016603419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2016609052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22016605509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42016605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2016604979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2016605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2201660285
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2016604165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62016604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22016609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2016608173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2016601188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20166024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320166014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42016605591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2016601487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220166012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22016605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220166017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2016602994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22016602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220166039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220166061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2016606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20166021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22016603337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22016602562


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
Chen2007tbl01-5120166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 187024Yinjiagou Polymetallic Deposit, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaYinjiagou, Lingbao, HenanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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