Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Luojiahe Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2076

mindat Locality ID: 225312
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225312.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luojiahe Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°13'30"N
Longitude: 112°2'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.225,112.03333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar
Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Epidote ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar
Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2200	2076	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2200	2100	8803
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2200	2100	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2200	2100	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2200	2076	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2200	2100	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2200	2100	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2200	2100	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2200	2100	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2200	2100	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2200	2076	8173
Graphite ()*	None	C	2200	2076	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2200	2100	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2200	2100	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2200	2100	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2200	2100	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2200	2076	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2200	2100	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2200	2076	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2200	2076	21482

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Emily000383	porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000384	porphyry Cu deposit
Emily000385	porphyry Cu deposit

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Emily000383	2109	2109		Re-Os	molybdenite	S-528-1	Yes	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)	MD17_224
Emily000384	2076	2076		Re-Os	molybdenite	S-528-2	Yes	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)	MD17_224
Emily000385	2098	2098		Re-Os	molybdenite	870-5147-3	Yes	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Chen et al. (1998)	MD17_224
PorphCu-00189	2200	2100	2200–2100				Yes		Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	142700	Tongkuangyu Cu Deposit, Zhongtiaoshan Ore Field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China	Tongkuangyu	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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