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Locality Name:
Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 225336
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225336.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Chanziping Au Deposit
Daping Mine
Shuitian Mine

Latitude: 27°19'59"N
Longitude: 110°23'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.333055555556,110.38333333333

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 As Au Ba C Ca Fe H K O S Si V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteClayCopperDiasporeMicaNonePyriteQuartz

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Gold  (*)Montroseite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS36060240338,403399052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14034011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14034027770
Gold  (*)CopperAu36060240338,4033930554
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)140340136
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236060240338,4033917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS236060340338,40339,4034039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2240338,4034061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2140340253



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000919The Daping U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000920The Daping U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000921The Daping U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000922The Daping U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China


4 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
Giersdorf_00000919360360360 wall rock age      228933Daping Mine, Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaDaping U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000920140140140U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU228933Daping Mine, Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaDaping U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000921120120120U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU228933Daping Mine, Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaDaping U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000922606060U-Pbmineralization ageuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU228933Daping Mine, Hongjiang Co. (Qianyang Co.), Huaihua, Hunan, ChinaDaping U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality


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