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Locality Name:
Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 558
Youngest recorded age at locality: 518

mindat Locality ID: 216535
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216535.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Chuanzhumiao Bauxite Deposit
Goujiang Bauxite Deposit
Houcao Bauxite Deposit
Tongluojing Mn Deposit
Tuanxi Mn Deposit
Xianrenyan Bauxite Deposit
Zunyi Mn Deposit
Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field

Latitude: 27°35'53"N
Longitude: 106°56'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.598055555556,106.94361111111

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteBranneriteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrocite
MarcasiteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRamsdellite
RhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriite
Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Evansite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sasaite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulvanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tiemannite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21389763419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS138976312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)558518238978,389808803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2338970,38971,389722162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5585181389789052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)558518338972,38978,3898011547
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)138972195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45585181389785516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6558518138978248
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2138972700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)558518438972,38973,38976,3897827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2558518238972,3897827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8338970,38971,38972577
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1389722600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81389721756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1389723846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5585181389784165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16138976599
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)338970,38971,38972481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4138972651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2558518538970,38972,38976,38978,389799895
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O55851813897856
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS558518238972,3897824243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3138972504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1389727437
Gold  (*)CopperAu55851813897830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O558518238972,389786890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4138976350
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2558518138978205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3238972,3897614640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61389722228
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS2558518138979102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4438970,38971,38972,389765591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)138972581
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4138972229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4238972,3897614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25585181389785674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS558518238978,389791066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)558518138978945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)55851813897838
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1389721508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2558518638970,38971,38972,38976,38978,3898017380
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x138976121
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS558518238978,38980767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2558518238978,3897955
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85585181389781512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4558518238978,38979131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2558518538972,38976,38978,38979,3898039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2338972,38973,389763106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2558518438972,38976,38978,3898061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)338973,38974,389761711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)138976969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2558518438970,38971,38972,389785614
Sasaite  (*)NoneAl6(PO4)5(OH)3·36H2O55851813897811
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1389726417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4558518138978249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS558518338972,38978,3898021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31389723418
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS455851813897848
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S135585181389781803
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe55851813897883
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1389724899
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2558518238978,38980106
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]558518138978237
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O13897365
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4558518138978380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1389725251



7 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
Mo-00363556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-1  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00364555527541±14Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00365556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-2-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00366550518534±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00367554524539±15Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-1  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00368558524541±17Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-2  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00369557525541±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-3  MolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 


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