Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rongcheng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 210

mindat Locality ID: 195063
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195063.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rongcheng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Chijiadian
Lengjia Mo Deposit
Macaokuang
Nantai Cu Deposit
Tongjiazhuang Au Deposit
Yukuang Au Deposit

Latitude: 37°12'6"N
Longitude: 122°22'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.201666666667,122.37194444444

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.

Amphibole	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Garnet	Humite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel

Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Coesite ()*
Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Hercynite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Omphacite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Garnet Humite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	214	210	2	42817,42821	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	214	210	1	42816	3902
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	214	210	1	42816	236
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	214	210	1	42816	82
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂	214	210	1	42816	77
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	214	210	1	42816	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	214	210	2	42816,42820	944
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	214	210	1	42816	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	214	210	2	42817,42821	24243
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	214	210	1	42816	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	214	210	1	42816	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	214	210	3	42816,42817,42821	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	214	210	1	42821	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	214	210	1	42817	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	214	210	2	42817,42821	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	214	210	1	42816	229
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	214	210	1	42816	313
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	214	210	2	42817,42821	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	214	210	1	42816	341
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	214	210	2	42816,42817	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	214	210	1	42816	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	214	210	2	42817,42821	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	214	210	2	42816,42819	1934

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_100	214	210	212±2	U/Pb			zircon			Yes	Zircon			145497	Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China	Weihai	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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