Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 244
Youngest recorded age at locality: 212

mindat Locality ID: 192059
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192059.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Dahai Pb-Zn Deposit
Daheishan Cu-(Co) Deposit
Daqiao Cu Deposit
Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field
Jinniuchang Pb-Zn Deposit
Maxiongchang Pb-Zn Deposit
Shuicaozi Cu Deposit
Wuxingchang Pb-Zn Deposit
Xiaoheiqing Pb-Zn Deposit
Yiche Cu Deposit
Yulu Pb-Zn Deposit (Yuluchang Pb-Zn Deposit)

Latitude: 26°38'59"N
Longitude: 103°38'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.649722222222,103.63333333333

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Ganomalite	Gypsum	Hopeite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Baryte Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Ganomalite Gypsum Hopeite Kaolinite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group
Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Vivianite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antimony ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Doyleite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Ganomalite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hopeite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Matildite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Willemite ()*

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	234.9	215.1	1	45171	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	45177	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	45167	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	244	212	3	45166,45170,45175	2734
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	244	212	1	45169	363
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	45167	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	244	212	7	45166,45170,45171,45173,45175,45176,45178	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	45167	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	234.9	215.1	1	45171	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	244	212	8	45166,45170,45171,45173,45175,45176,45177,45178	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	244	212	1	45169	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	244	212	5	45166,45170,45171,45175,45178	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			4	45167,45168,45174,45177	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	244	212	6	45166,45167,45170,45175,45177,45178	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	45168,45174	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	45167	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	45168,45174,45177	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	45167,45175	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	45167	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	45167	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	45167	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	244	212	7	45166,45167,45170,45171,45172,45175,45178	9895
Doyleite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	45167	15
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	244	212	4	45168,45170,45171,45174	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	45167	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	234.9	215.1	4	45166,45171,45173,45176	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	244	212	8	45166,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178	24243
Ganomalite ()*	Ganomalite	Pb₉Ca₆(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)O			1	45175	6
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	45167	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	244	212	3	45169,45170,45171	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	244	212	1	45170	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	244	212	4	45166,45170,45175,45178	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			1	45167	111
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	244	212	2	45170,45171	29
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	45175	201
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	212	2	45170,45175	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			4	45166,45167,45168,45174	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	45177	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	45168,45174,45177	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	45166,45167,45168,45174,45177	12537
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	244	212	2	45170,45171	252
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45167	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	244	212	2	45167,45170	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	244	212	1	45170	2994
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	212	3	45170,45175,45178	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	234.9	215.1	1	45171	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	234.9	215.1	1	45171	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	244	212	9	45166,45167,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	45166,45175	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	244	212	9	45166,45167,45168,45170,45171,45174,45175,45177,45178	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	45177	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	234.9	215.1	1	45171	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	244	212	5	45166,45170,45171,45175,45178	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	244	212	8	45166,45170,45171,45172,45173,45175,45176,45178	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	234.9	215.1	1	45171	586
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	45167,45177	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	244	212	5	45167,45170,45171,45175,45178	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	45177	2562
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	244	212	3	45170,45175,45178	303

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00101	244	212	228±16 Ma (Sm-Nd on gangue calcite)	Sm-Nd on gangue calcite	135119	Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb Deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Kuangshanchang	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00170	244	212	228±16		135119	Kuangshanchang Zn-Pb Deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Kuangshanchang	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00106	234.9	215.1	225±9.9 Ma (Sm-Nd on gangue calcite); 223±3.9, 226±6.4 Ma (Rb-Sr on pyrite)	Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr	135118	Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Qilinchang	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00176	234.9	215.1	225±9.9		135118	Qilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit (Dashuijing Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) Deposit), Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Huize Co., Qujing, Yunnan, China	Qilinchang	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

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