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Locality Name:
Shaxiongdong Carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 305
Youngest recorded age at locality: 225

mindat Locality ID: 225255
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225255.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shaxiongdong Carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°50'0"N
Longitude: 110°20'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.833333333333,110.33333333333

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 Fe H Na O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Fe H Na O S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BurbankiteCancriniteNonePyritePyroxeneSpinel

5 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Burbankite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O630522501022
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5305225052
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O3052250232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4305225014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2305225039462



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000816MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular body of 750x230 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Diorite/gabbro and nepheline and cancrinite syenites.
Jen_0000817MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular body of 750x230 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Diorite/gabbro and nepheline and cancrinite syenites.
Jen_0000818MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular body of 750x230 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Diorite/gabbro and nepheline and cancrinite syenites.


3 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_0000816265265265        225255Shaxiongdong Carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei, ChinaShaxiongdongWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000817305225225-305K-Ar biotite     225255Shaxiongdong Carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei, ChinaShaxiongdongYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0000818305225225-305Rb-Sr biotite, apatite, whole rock     225255Shaxiongdong Carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei, ChinaShaxiongdongYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 


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