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Locality Name:
Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 278
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231

mindat Locality ID: 189145
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189145.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Damiao U-V Deposit
Huangcheng Mine
Jinliantong Mine
Labashan Mine
Miaoya Carbonatite
Qingu Mine
Wenyu Mine (Wenyuhe Mine)
Woodhouseite Occurrence
Yindonggou Mine (Yindonggou Deposit)
Yindongyan Ag-Au Deposit

Latitude: 32°23'59"N
Longitude: 110°8'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.399722222222,110.13777777778
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 C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBurbankiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbite
CopperFeldsparFluoriteJalpaiteMicaNonePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSerpentineSphaleriteTetrahedriteTurquoise

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Amesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Barytocalcite  (*)Bornite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hotsonite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)Witherite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1400012793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1400018803
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)414000174
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2278231239997,400013092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)239999,4000111547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)213999983
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41400015516
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)527823113999752
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)278231339997,39999,4000127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214000127198
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6140000310
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2278231239997,400019895
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O627823113999783
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2782311399972740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22782311399979617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14000124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu240001,4000230554
Hotsonite  (*)NoneAl5(SO4)(PO4)(OH)10·8H2O1400005
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2140001116
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2512511399974924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2239999,4000117380
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]140001249
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3140001733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31400011425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2278231339997,39999,4000139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239999,4000161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22782311399975614
Silver  (*)CopperAg1400015186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS239999,4000121482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS140001332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131400015317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O539994,39995,39996,39998,40000484
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)139999251
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)614000062


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000813MAGMATIC STYLE: A lens-shaped intrusion several hundred metres in length. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: A range of sodic syenites
Jen_0000814MAGMATIC STYLE: A lens-shaped intrusion several hundred metres in length. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: A range of sodic syenites
Jen_0000815MAGMATIC STYLE: A lens-shaped intrusion several hundred metres in length. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: A range of sodic syenites


4 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
Jen_0000813264264264        144543Miaoya Carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, ChinaMiaoyaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000814251251251K-Ar microcline   Microcline  144543Miaoya Carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, ChinaMiaoyaYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000815278278278K-Ar biotite     144543Miaoya Carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, ChinaMiaoyaYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
ree-00250278231231-278 Ma        144543Miaoya Carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, ChinaMiaoyaOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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