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Locality Name:
Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 396

mindat Locality ID: 216639
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216639.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Eclogite Outcrops
Guanpo Pegmatite Field
Wulichuan Sb Deposit

Latitude: 33°51'13"N
Longitude: 110°48'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.853611111111,110.81444444444

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 B Be Bi Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAnalcimeApatiteBerylClayColumbiteEpidoteFeldsparMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRutileStibniteTourmalineZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Coesite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)
Luanshiweiite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Oxynatromicrolite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stibiotantalite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1397672793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)400400339764,39765,397668803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F400396139765244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O184003961397654286
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO440040013976623
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24003961397655171
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO213976477
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)400396139765520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4003961397652740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F40040013976613
Luanshiweiite  (*)MicaKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)24004001397661
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)400400139766200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2400400339764,39765,3976617380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6139764229
Oxynatromicrolite  (*)None(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)4004001397661
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O400400139766140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2400396239765,3976739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2400400339764,39765,3976661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21397645614
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6400400239765,39766688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO440039613976553
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31397673418
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6400400239765,39766211
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F240040013976628
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4003961397655251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1397641025



2 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
Alexandra-0102396396396K-ArAge of intrusionwhole rock     64732Guanpo Pegmatite Field, Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaGuanpo depositeLi et al. (2015)10.1111/1755-6724.12453AGS89_656 
Grew_Li_2019_0060400400400      Luanshiweiite 240987Pegmatite Vein No. 309, Guanpo Pegmatite Field, Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaNo. 309 pegmatite vein, Guanpo, Lushi county, Henan Province, ChinaLu et al. (2010); Wang et al. (2011)   


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