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Locality Name:
Jiulong Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1900

mindat Locality ID: 224626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiulong Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Heiniudong Cu-Zn Deposit
Liwu Cu-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 28°29'38"N
Longitude: 101°41'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.493888888889,101.68888888889

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAmphiboleArsenicBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovellite
CubaniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStanniteStauroliteTetradymiteWurtzite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pilsenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
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)21433913419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1433918803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31433912353
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21433915509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181900190004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi190019001433921966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14339127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219001900243391,4339227198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS190019001433924165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S319001900143392802
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)19001900143392180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1433918173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19001900243391,4339224243
Graphite  (*)NoneC1433912812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3190019001433925433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO419001900243391,433921507
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219001900243391,4339212537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219001900243391,4339217380
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te31900190014339257
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219001900243391,4339239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S819001900243391,433929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219001900243391,4339261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19001900243391,4339221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS419001900143392668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)19001900243391,43392978
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2190019001433922562



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
vms-0040619001900Paleoproterozoic       S147151Liwu Cu-Zn Deposit, Jiulong Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaLiwuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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