Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fengyan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 570

mindat Locality ID: 187874
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187874.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fengyan Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

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 Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Epidote Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	570	570	3419
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	570	570	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	570	570	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	570	570	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	570	570	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	570	570	24243
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	570	570	741
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	570	570	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	570	570	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	570	570	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	570	570	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	570	570	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	vms-00407	570	570	Neoproterozoic, Sinian							Yes			S	135228	Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, China	Meixian	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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