Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 515
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 216368
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216368.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Baiyinchang Ore Field
Haoquangou Au Deposit
Heishishan Au Deposit
Houchangchuan
Xiwan Au Deposit

Latitude: 36°37'3"N
Longitude: 104°7'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.6175,104.12194444444

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Botryogen	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Botryogen ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*
Crocoite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Vanadinite ()*

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Botryogen Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite
Kaolinite Malachite Melanterite Melonite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

51 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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	515	445	2	37514,37517	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	515	515	1	37513	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	445	445	1	37517	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	37519	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	515	445	2	37511,37517	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	515	515	1	37511	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	515	515	1	37511	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	515	445	4	37512,37513,37514,37517	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	515	515	1	37511	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	515	445	4	37512,37513,37514,37517	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	515	515	1	37511	843
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	37519	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	515	445	2	37511,37517	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	515	445	1	37510	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	515	515	2	37512,37513	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	515	445	7	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	515	515	1	37511	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	515	515	2	37512,37513	3846
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	445	445	1	37517	81
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	515	515	1	37511	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	515	515	1	37511	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	445	445	1	37517	8173
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	515	445	7	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	515	445	3	37512,37513,37517	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	515	445	8	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37521	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	515	445	1	37510	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	515	445	4	37512,37513,37514,37517	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	515	515	2	37512,37513	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	515	515	2	37512,37513	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	445	445	1	37517	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	515	445	2	37513,37517	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	515	445	2	37511,37517	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	515	445	6	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	515	445	7	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	515	445	6	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	515	445	7	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	515	515	1	37513	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	37520	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	515	445	3	37511,37514,37517	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	515	445	7	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	515	515	1	37511	668
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	515	515	4	37511,37512,37515,37516	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	515	515	2	37512,37513	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	515	515	3	37511,37515,37516	5317
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	445	445	1	37517	605

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
vms-00422	515	515	Middle Cambrian	S	144957	Zheyaoshan Mine, Baiyinchang Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Zheyaoshan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00408	515	515	Middle Cambrian	S	144964	Shiqingdong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Shiqingdong	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00409	515	515	Middle Cambrian	S	144966	Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Sigequan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00418	445	445	Late Ordovician	S	144955	Xiaotieshan Zn-Pb-Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Xiaotieshan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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