Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Changping District, Beijing, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 155.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 134

mindat Locality ID: 216339
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216339.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Changping District, Beijing, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dazhuangke Mo-W Deposit
Xihucun Mn Deposit (Hsihutsun Mn Deposit)

Latitude: 40°20'40"N
Longitude: 116°20'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.344444444444,116.33444444444
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: Ag Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNonePyrite
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS137155312
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2155.413413715427198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2155.41341371549617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS155.4134024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4155.413413715414899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2155.41341371545800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2155.413413715417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2155.413413715439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21371553106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2155.413413715461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1371551711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)137155969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)155.41341371544894
Silver  (*)CopperAg155.413405186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31371551214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS155.413413715421482


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000374explosive breccia pipe type deposit
Emily000375explosive breccia pipe type deposit
Emily000376explosive breccia pipe type deposit


3 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
Emily000374153.73140.47147.1±6.63Re-Os molybdeniteDC-95-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 144528Dazhuangke Mo-W Deposit, Changping District, Beijing, ChinaDazhuangkeHuang et al. (1996) MD15_363 
Emily000375155.4134144.7±10.7Re-Os molybdeniteDC-95-11  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 144528Dazhuangke Mo-W Deposit, Changping District, Beijing, ChinaDazhuangkeHuang et al. (1996) MD15_363 
Emily000376152.3140.5146.4±5.9Re-Os molybdeniteDC-95-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 144528Dazhuangke Mo-W Deposit, Changping District, Beijing, ChinaDazhuangkeHuang et al. (1996) MD15_363 

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