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Locality Name:
Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1304
Youngest recorded age at locality: 956

mindat Locality ID: 192787
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192787.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field
Baotan Sn Ore Field

Latitude: 25°0'36"N
Longitude: 108°47'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.01,108.79333333333
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: Al As B C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteAuricuprideCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumCovellite
CubaniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteNickelineNone
PentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TopazTourmalineWurtzite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)21304956238434,384423419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1304956238434,384428803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS238441,384429052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O613049561384352060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe1304956338435,38436,38437166
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41384425516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1304956238434,3844227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21304956538434,38439,38440,38441,384425171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S13049561384345707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21304956638435,38436,38437,38440,38441,3844227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O413049561384343902
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13049561384351025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1304956338435,38436,38437966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS13049561384344165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3138442802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61384384135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1384428173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21384429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS338440,38441,3844224243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313844214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O313049561384355433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41384425591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)13049561384351487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41304956238434,3843514899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21304956338435,38436,384375674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS13049561384341066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21304956438434,38439,38441,3844217380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1304956338435,38436,38437633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1304956338435,38436,38437767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81304956338435,38436,384371512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21384412273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21304956538435,38436,38437,38440,3844239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81304956538435,38436,38437,38441,384429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21304956538434,38439,38440,38441,3844261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO213049561384345614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1384422705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1304956638435,38436,38437,38440,38441,3844221482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)213049561384343337
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21384381476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21304956238435,384422562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41304956338435,38436,38437380
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1384421025


9 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
SC45_911-000091003961982±21Re-Os highcu-ni sulfidesDa-1,Da-11,Da-2,Da-21,Xh-7,Xh-71,P-1,P-11    234356Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan areaMao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-0000110641064 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesDa-1    157684Dapoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Dapoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-0000213041304 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesDa-11    157684Dapoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Dapoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-00003956956 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesDa-2    157684Dapoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Dapoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-00004990990 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesDa-21    157684Dapoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Dapoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-00007962962 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesP-1    192788Qingmingshan Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Qingmingshan)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-00008992992 Re-Os lowcu-ni sulfidesP-11    192788Qingmingshan Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Qingmingshan)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-0000510041004 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesXh-7    192786Xiaopoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Xiaopoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 
SC45_911-00006997997 Re-Os cu-ni sulfidesXh-71    192786Xiaopoling Cu-Ni Deposit, Baotan Cu-Ni Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaBaotan area (Xiaopoling)Mao and Du (2002)10.1360/02yd9090SC45_911 

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