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Locality Name:
Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field), Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 383

mindat Locality ID: 224596
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224596.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field), Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Xitonggou Pb-Zn Deposit
Yuexi Mine

Latitude: 33°20'15"N
Longitude: 109°9'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.3375,109.16638888889

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: Ba C Cu Fe O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)393383011547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3933831427414979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS239338314274227198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS393383242741,4274224243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS239338314274239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2393383061156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3933831427412473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS393383242741,4274221482



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
sedexmvt-00112393383Middle Devonian host rock age      156538Xitonggou Pb-Zn Deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn Ore Field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn Ore Field), Zhen'an Co., Shangluo, Shaanxi, ChinaXidinggouTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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