Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 187033
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187033.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Duobaoshan Mine
Sankuanggou Mine
Tongshan Mine
Zhengguang Au Deposit

Latitude: 50°14'9"N
Longitude: 125°45'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.235833333333,125.75972222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	541	66	3	39422,39423,39424	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	280	66	2	39422,39423	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	520	240	2	39422,39424	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	1	39423	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	541	240	1	39422	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	280	240	1	39422	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	201	66	1	39423	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	520	66	2	39422,39423	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	520	66	3	39422,39423,39424	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	541	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	520	66	3	39422,39423,39424	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	520	462	1	39424	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	520	240	2	39422,39424	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	520	462	1	39424	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	520	66	3	39422,39423,39424	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	280	66	2	39422,39423	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	520	462	1	39424	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	541	240	1	39422	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	520	66	3	39423,39424,39425	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	520	462	1	39424	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	520	66	2	39423,39424	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	520	66	3	39422,39423,39424	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	541	66	3	39422,39423,39424	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	280	240	1	39422	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	201	66	1	39423	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	520	66	3	39422,39423,39425	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	520	462	1	39424	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	201	66	1	39423	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	280	240	1	39422	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	520	66	4	39422,39423,39424,39425	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	520	240	2	39422,39424	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	520	240	2	39422,39424	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	520	240	3	39422,39424,39425	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	201	66	1	39423	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	201	66	1	39423	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	201	66	1	39423	1247

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Emily000378	Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000379	Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000380	Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000381	Cu (Mo) deposit
Emily000382	Cu (Mo) deposit

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Emily000378	541	501	521±20	Re-Os		molybdenite	Du-9	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan Mine	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Emily000379	514	504	509±5	Re-Os		molybdenite	Du-20	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan Mine	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Emily000380	510	504	507±3	Re-Os		molybdenite	D865	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	多宝山(锢)矿床 Duobaoshan Mine	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Kristen001923	520	492	506±14	Re-Os		molybdenite		Molybdenite			142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Duobaoshan and Tongshan Depsoits	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Kristen002225	520	492	506±14	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite		Cu, Mo	142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Duobao-Shan Ore Depsoit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00328	520	492	506	Re-Os		molybdenite		Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Duobaoshan/Tongshan	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS18_61
PorphCu-00187	280	240	280–240						Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	142698	Duobaoshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Duobaoshan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Chen2007tbl01-60	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous						Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187034	Sankuanggou Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Sankuanggou, Nenjiang, Heilongjiang	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000381	519	491	505±14	Re-Os		molybdenite	832-860	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		144445	Tongshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	铜川铜(割的矿床 Tongshan Mine	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Emily000382	490	462	476±14	Re-Os		molybdenite	832-2	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		144445	Tongshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	铜川铜(割的矿床 Tongshan Mine	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS8_61
Mo-00338	520	492	506±14	Re-Os		molybdenite		Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	144445	Tongshan Mine, Nenjiang Co., Heihe, Heilongjiang, China	Duobaoshan/Tongshan	Zhao et al. (1997)		AGS18_61

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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