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Locality Name:
Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 110
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 216848
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216848.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101)

Latitude: 34°45'0"N
Longitude: 117°12'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.75,117.2

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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAncyliteApatiteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteCarbocernaiteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileScheeliteSpinelZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbocernaite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Thorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6110110143002286
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21101101430022162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O11011014300292
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11011014300211547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F110110143002304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)110110143002115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11011014300227770
Carbocernaite  (*)Carbocernaite(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO3)211011014300224
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61101101430024135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21101101430029895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1101101430028173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21101101430029617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1101101430027437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311011014300214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411011014300214899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211011014300217380
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3110110143002495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21101101430022273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211011014300239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211011014300261156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2110110143002375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21101101430025614
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1101101430021006
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21101101430022562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41101101430021655



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000726MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins cutting syenites and gneiss. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, quartz syenite and aegirine-augite syenite.


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
Jen_0000726110110110K-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144544Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, ChinaWeishanWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00253110110110 Ma (K-Ar, musc, vein)K-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144544Weishan Mine (Chisan Mine; Xishan Mine; Deposit No. 101), Weishan Co., Jining, Shandong, ChinaWeishan (Chisan, Xishan, 1010)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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