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Locality Name:
Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Weining Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 216540
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216540.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) Ore Field, Weining Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Yinchangpo Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGypsum
HopeiteNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hopeite  (*)
Moschellandsbergite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1001001387182793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1001001387182734
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610010013871858
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10010013871811547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10010013871827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1001001387184979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210010013871827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1001001387181382
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21001001387189895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1001001387188173
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12100100138718663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10010013871824243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1001001387186890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1001001387181689
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O10010013871829
Moschellandsbergite  (*)NoneAg2Hg310010013871824
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]100100138718716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210010013871839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210010013871861156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1001001387186417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1001001387185186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1001001387182473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10010013871821482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131001001387185317



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
sedcu-00354100100Cretaceous     Yes Cu187329Weining Co., Bijie, Guizhou, ChinaWeiningCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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