Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 750

mindat Locality ID: 210265
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210265.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°20'21"N
Longitude: 97°56'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.339166666667,97.942222222222

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Feldspar	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Feldspar Malachite Mica Nickeline
None Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Zircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	750	750	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	750	750	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	750	750	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	750	750	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	750	750	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	750	750	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	750	750	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	750	750	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	750	750	9895
Graphite ()*	None	C	750	750	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	750	750	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	750	750	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	750	750	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	750	750	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	750	750	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	750	750	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	750	750	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	750	750	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	750	750	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	750	750	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	750	750	5317
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	750	750	5251

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
	vms-00399	750	750	Neoproterozoic										S	210265	Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China	Huashugou	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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