Mineral Evolution Database

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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 210708
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210708.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387)
Dawan U Deposit (U Deposit No. 382)
Laiziling Complex
Lanshan Fe-Mn Deposit
Taiping Mine
Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit)
Xiangyuan Sn Deposit

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.

Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Descloizite	Diaspore	Feldspar
Fluorite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Phenakite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Topaz	Ullmannite
Zircon

Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Descloizite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Orpiment ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Topaz ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Violarite ()*	Willemite ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Descloizite Diaspore Feldspar
Fluorite Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Orpiment Pentlandite Phenakite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Topaz Ullmannite
Zircon

34 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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	40561	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	40563	2734
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃	340	30	1	40559	7
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	570	30	2	40559,40564	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	40561,40565	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	40563	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	340	30	3	40559,40563,40565	27198
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	135	30	1	40559	566
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	570	55	1	40564	1008
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	40563	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	340	30	2	40559,40563	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	570	30	3	40559,40561,40564	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	570	30	3	40559,40563,40564	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	40563	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	570	30	3	40559,40563,40564	14640
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	340	30	1	40559	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	340	30	1	40559	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	340	30	1	40559	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	570	30	3	40559,40564,40565	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	340	30	1	40559	633
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	340	30	1	40559	511
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	340	30	1	40559	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	570	30	3	40559,40563,40564	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	40563	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	570	30	4	40559,40561,40564,40565	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	40561	4894
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	40563	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	340	30	2	40559,40563	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	340	30	1	40559	3418
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	40561,40565	1476
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	340	30	1	40559	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	135	30	3	40559,40560,40564	2718
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	340	30	1	40559	380
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	40563	303

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000897	The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000898	The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000899	The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000900	The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000901	The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000913	The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000914	The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000915	The Xiangca U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China

8 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	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
Giersdorf_00000897	340	340	340		wall rock age						143785	Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Benti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000898	135	135	135	U-Pb	mineralization age	high	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	143785	Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Benti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000899	119	119	119	U-Pb	mineralization age	high	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	143785	Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Benti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000900	65	65	65	U-Pb	mineralization age	high	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	143785	Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Benti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000901	30	30	30	U-Pb	mineralization age	high	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	143785	Bentou U Deposit (Benti U Deposit; Sanbaqi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 387), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Benti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000913	570	570	570		wall rock age						210709	Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Xiangca U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000914	83	83	83	U-Pb	mineralization age		uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	210709	Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Xiangca U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000915	55	55	55	U-Pb	mineralization age		uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	210709	Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China	Xiangca U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality

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