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Locality Name:
Gangbei District, Guigang, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 216468
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216468.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gangbei District, Guigang, Guangxi, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Gulinao Au Deposit
Longtoushan Mine
Pingdong Pb-Zn Deposit
Qingfeng Pb-Zn Deposit
Sanhua Au Deposit
Xijikeng Zn-Pb Deposit
Yinshanling Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 23°13'30"N
Longitude: 109°29'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.225,109.49166666667

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibnite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)338312,38313,3831511547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11338312,38313,38315843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)238313,3831527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2338312,38313,3831527198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2338312,38313,383159895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS438312,38313,38315,3831624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu10010013831130554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41001001383115591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413831614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21001001383115674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2100100238311,3831617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100100538311,38312,38313,38315,3831639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81383159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100100538311,38312,38313,38315,3831661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS438312,38313,38315,3831621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31383163418



1 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
Kristen002021100100100 mineralization age     Au157845Longtoushan Mine, Gangbei District, Guigang, Guangxi, ChinaLongtoushanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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