Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhaixia Deposit (U Deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 93

mindat Locality ID: 210691
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210691.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhaixia Deposit (U Deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Fluorite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Fluorite Marcasite Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Zircon

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	93	93	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	93	93	27198
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	93	93	566
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	93	93	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	93	93	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	93	93	14640
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	93	93	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	93	93	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	93	93	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	93	93	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	93	93	21482
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	93	93	2718

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
	Kristen002025	93	93	93		mineralization age					Yes			U	14754	Xiazhuang Uranium Ore Field (Xiwang Uranium Ore Field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China	Xiazhuang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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