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Locality Name:
Zhangping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 133
Youngest recorded age at locality: 133

mindat Locality ID: 193262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhangping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Guashan Fe Deposit
Makeng Fe Deposit

Latitude: 25°17'15"N
Longitude: 117°13'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.2875,117.22611111111
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
IlvaiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteVesuvianiteWollastonite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bustamite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)2133133237311,373123419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1331331373128803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31331331373121534
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31331331373121935
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2133133137312101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13313313731227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21331331373125171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213313313731227198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6133133237311,373124135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21331331373129895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)133133237311,373128173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2133133237311,37312271
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2133133237311,373129617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13313313731224243
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2137311209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6133133137312741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313313313731214640
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)133133137312197
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4133133237311,3731214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21331331373125800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213313313731217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1331331373122349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21331331373122273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2133133237311,3731239462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3133133137312147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81331331373129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2133133237311,3731261156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1331331373124894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13313313731221482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S133133137312510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21331331373122562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101331331373121395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31331331373121247


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
Kristen002022133133133 mineralization age     Fe157567Makeng Fe Deposit, Zhangping Co., Longyan, Fujian, ChinaMakengJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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