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Locality Name:
Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 383
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 208515
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208515.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Houjiangqiao Pb-Zn Deposit
Jiuyishan Sn-W Ore Field
Shenzhangtang Au Deposit
Weijia W Deposit

Latitude: 25°21'33"N
Longitude: 111°48'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.359166666667,111.80583333333

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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiaspore
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteLudwigiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalc
TitaniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)23833591405343419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)383359240530,405348803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2383359340531,40532,405342162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33833591405341534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4383359140534708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3833591405349052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)38335914052811547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3383359340531,40532,405341935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41405315516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)383359240528,4053427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2340530,40531,405325171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3833591405344979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2383359440530,40531,40532,4053427198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4383359140534951
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63833591405344135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2383359240528,405349895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2383359340530,40531,405349617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS383359240528,4053024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1405337437
Gold  (*)CopperAu14053330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33833591405341544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O338335914053414640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43833591405345591
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)383359140534134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O438335914053414899
Massicot  (*)NonePbO383359140534202
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3833591405344924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2383359440530,40531,40532,405345800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2383359440530,40531,40532,4053417380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3833591405342349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23833591405342273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2383359540528,40530,40531,40532,4053439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21405333106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2383359540530,40531,40532,40533,4053461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3833591405281711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23833591405345614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)383359340530,40532,405344894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)383359240528,405346417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS383359440528,40530,40531,4053421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31405313418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)140532156
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)38335914053487
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23833591405343337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3833591405344899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2340530,40531,405321476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23833591405342562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103833591405341395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33833591405341247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)240531,405325251



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
sedexmvt-00097383359Late Devonian host rock age      157307Houjiangqiao Pb-Zn Deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaHouhongqiaoTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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