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Locality Name:
Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3200

mindat Locality ID: 189102
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189102.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Chaihe Au Deposit
Dahuanggou Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit
Diandabao Au Deposit
Gounaidianzi Au Deposit
Hongtoushan Mine
Jingjiagou Au Deposit
Nanlongwangmiao Au Deposit
Nuanquanzi Au Deposit
Shujigou Cu Deposit
Tiaoshibei Cu Deposit
Wangjiadagou Au Deposit
Wangxiaobao Au Deposit
Xiadabao Au Deposit
Xianjinchang Au Deposit
Zhujiagou Au Deposit

Latitude: 42°10'28"N
Longitude: 124°45'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.174444444444,124.75444444444

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitaniteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)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)2320032001420463419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)320032001420468803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)232003200142046718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS320032001420469052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2320032001420465509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432003200242046,420555516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32003200342046,42048,4205527770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O32003200142046925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S320032001420465707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2320032001142043,42044,42046,42047,42049,42050,42051,42052,42053,42055,4205627198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)320032001420461025
Copper  (*)CopperCu320032001420463846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18320032001420461008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS320032001420464165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S332003200142046802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O320032001420462970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6320032001420464135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32003200242046,420488173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2320032001420469617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS32003200842044,42046,42047,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)320032001420467437
Gold  (*)CopperAu320032001142042,42044,42045,42046,42047,42048,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205630554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O32003200142046188
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332003200242046,4205514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4320032001420465591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432003200942044,42046,42047,42048,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23200320014204612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2320032001420465674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O32003200142046915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2320032001420465800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O320032001420461508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2320032001042043,42044,42046,42047,42048,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205617380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2320032001420462273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2320032001242043,42044,42046,42047,42048,42049,42050,42051,42052,42053,42055,4205639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832003200542043,42046,42048,42050,420519056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232003200942044,42045,42046,42047,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205661156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O32003200142046301
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5320032001420461516
Silver  (*)CopperAg642043,42044,42047,42052,42053,420555186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32003200942043,42044,42046,42047,42049,42052,42053,42055,4205621482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131420555317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O742044,42047,42049,42052,42053,42055,420564899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2320032001420462562



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
vms-0039832003200Archean       S64183Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, ChinaHongtoushanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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