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Locality Name:
Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 273
Youngest recorded age at locality: 254

mindat Locality ID: 21216
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21216.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Xujiagou Mine
Zhujiabaobao Mine

Latitude: 26°36'56"N
Longitude: 101°44'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.615555555556,101.73583333333
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 Bi Ca Cu F Fe Ir Mg Ni O Os P Pd Pt S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi Ca Cu F Fe Ir Mg Ni O Os P Pd Pt S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumMeloniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyrite
PyroxeneSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iridium  (*)Magnetite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS27325409052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O627325402060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2273254027198
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS22732540110
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F27325402740
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O327325405433
Iridium  (*)CopperIr2732540162
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4273254243649,4365014899
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe22732540155
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)22732540133
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S827325401512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt2732540485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2273254039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S827325409056
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22732540337
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O427325401934


17 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
JP46_2253-001-001262256259±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253depriotitize
JP46_2253-002-001273267270±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-003-001262256259±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-004-001264258261±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-005-001267261264±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-006-001265259262±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-007-001263257260±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-008-001273267270±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-009-001265259262±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-010-001268262265±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-011-001264258261±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-012-001268262265±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-013-001264258261±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-014-001260254257±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-015-001262256259±3206Pb/238U  PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
JP46_2253-016266260263±3206Pb/238Uthe best estimation of the crystallization age of the Panzhihua intrusion PZH72    21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihua intrusionZhou et al. (2005)10.1093/petrology/egi054JP46_2253 
MD26_550-00003259.54254.16256.85±2.69Ar-Ar biotite     21216Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) Deposit, Eastern District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, ChinaPanzhihuaWang et al. (2007) MD26_550 

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