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Locality Name:
Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 187838
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187838.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Diaoquan Cu-Ag Deposit
Donggou Mine
Gaoliangchun
Houshuo Au-Ag Deposit
Liyuan Gold Deposit
Lugou Au Deposit
Mapo-Shanshenmiao Mn-Ag Deposit
Pingxingguan Mine
Shangshifan Au Deposit
Tainashui Au Deposit
Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn Deposit
Zhijiadi Mine

Latitude: 39°22'43"N
Longitude: 114°14'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.378611111111,114.23361111111

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 Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBixbyiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetJalpaiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePolybasitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Nsutite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pavonite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S20166643144,43147,43149,43151,43156,431572793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661431443419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS320166143144315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20166243144,431508803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201661431441534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1431572734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2243149,431503092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS201661431449052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2201661431445509
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3201661431441935
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3243145,43151104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4201661431445516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166543144,43145,43149,43156,4315727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1431574979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O20166143144925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S201661431445707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O143151197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166743144,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,4315727198
Copper  (*)CopperCu201661431443846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS201661431444165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16143151599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O201661431442970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1431571027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201661431444135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)220166443144,43145,43153,431579895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20166243144,431548173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220166243144,431559617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20166943144,43145,43148,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,4315724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)201661431447437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166643144,43148,43149,43150,43153,4315430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201661431441544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O620166143144741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320166343144,43145,4315214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te20166143144804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3201661431445433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS220166243144,43157116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420166243153,431545591
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4143152229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166643144,43149,43150,43152,43153,4315414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22016614314412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220166243144,431575674
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S414315751
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201661431445800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220166743144,43148,43149,43150,43153,43154,4315717380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se20166143144192
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x243145,43151121
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)20166243144,431572349
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S52016614314472
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]20166243144,43157716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201661143144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43151,43152,43153,43154,43156,4315739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO220166343144,43151,431573106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2143157771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820166243144,431509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201661043144,43145,43148,43149,43150,43152,43153,43154,43156,4315761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)343145,43151,431571711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21431575614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1431506417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S420166143144249
Silver  (*)CopperAg20166743144,43147,43148,43149,43151,43156,431575186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20166843144,43145,43149,43151,43153,43154,43156,4315721482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)143153978
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3243151,4315762
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS20166243144,43157332
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te320166143144276
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO201661431441101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320166243144,431575317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O243145,43151433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661431442562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10201661431441395
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS320166143144297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3201661431441247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1431495251



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
Chen2007tbl01-5420166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tenorite 187029Diaoquan Cu-Ag Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, ChinaDiaoquan, Lingqiu, ShanxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-5520166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 187030Tainashui Au Deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, ChinaTainashui, Lingqiu, ShanxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 


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