Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55

mindat Locality ID: 210709
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210709.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiangcao U Deposit (Xiangca U Deposit), Lanshan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, 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.

Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Fluorite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt

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 F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si U

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Calcite Clay Corundum Fluorite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	570	55	27770
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	570	55	1008
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	570	55	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	570	55	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	570	55	14640
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	570	55	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	570	55	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	570	55	61156
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	83	55	2718

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
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

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	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_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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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