Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 140.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 133.9

mindat Locality ID: 216320
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216320.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baizhangyan W-Mo Deposit
Gaojiabang W-Mo Deposit
Gaoling Mine
Shimenkou Cu-Au-S-Fe Deposit (Zhimenkou Cu-Au-S-Fe Deposit)

Latitude: 30°40'26"N
Longitude: 117°50'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.673888888889,117.8425

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.

Amorphous	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Fluorite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Fluorite
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

27 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
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	140.6	133.9	1	36963	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	140.6	133.9	1	36963	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	140.6	133.9	1	36963	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	140.6	133.9	2	36962,36963	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	140.6	133.9	2	36962,36963	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	140.6	133.9	2	36962,36963	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	140.6	133.9	2	36962,36963	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	140.6	133.9	1	36963	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	140.6	133.9	2	36962,36963	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	140.6	133.9	1	36963	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	140.6	133.9	1	36963	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	140.6	133.9	1	36963	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	140.6	133.9	1	36962	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	140.6	133.9	2	36960,36962	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	140.6	133.9	1	36963	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	140.6	133.9	1	36963	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	140.6	133.9	1	36963	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	140.6	133.9	1	36961	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	140.6	133.9	1	36963	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	140.6	133.9	1	36963	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	140.6	133.9	1	36963	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	140.6	133.9	1	36963	5317

2 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
	Michelle_0003	140.6	135.6	138.1±2.5	Os-Os	Age of intrusion		molybdenite	TL-2			Molybdenite	Quartz	Mo	216320	Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China	Shanxingshan	Sun et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175	EG98_175	Fig. 2C, Fig. 3C
	Michelle_0004	138.9	133.9	136.4±2.5	Os-Os	Age of intrusion		molybdenite	TL-4			Molybdenite	Quartz	Mo	216320	Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China	Shenglilinchang	Sun et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175	EG98_175	Fig. 2D, Fig. 3C

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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