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Locality Name:
Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 39
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 225613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225613.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jinbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu Deposit (Jingbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu Deposit)
Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field)

Latitude: 25°3'0"N
Longitude: 100°51'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.05,100.86638888889
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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteBournoniteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetHumiteIronKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStillwateriteTalcTetrahedrite
TitaniteWollastoniteZircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopalladinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chromium  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kotulskite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Moncheite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osmium  (*)
Paolovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannopalladinite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1448442793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23926644844,44846,44847,44848,44849,448513419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3926444846,44847,44848,448498803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33926344846,44847,448491534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)39261448492734
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As314484431
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3926544847,44848,44849,44850,448519052
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn14484429
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61448442060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23926244847,448495509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1448441966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339261448461935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43926544844,44846,44847,44848,448495516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33926244848,448491089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3926744844,44846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239261448455171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3926444847,44848,44849,448514979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3926344846,44847,448495707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23926744844,44846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43926544844,44847,44848,44849,448513902
Chromium  (*)IronCr14484426
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS144844966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS144844124
Copper  (*)CopperCu1448443846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3926344844,44847,448494165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3926344846,44847,448491027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63926444846,44847,44848,448494135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,448519895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)144844180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3926544844,44846,44847,44848,448498173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu36.734.6644844,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC39261448482812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)339261448461544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3392614484614640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2392614484680
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33926344844,44847,448495433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS144844154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe144844128
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,448515591
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)144844116
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4144844249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43926444844,44846,44847,4484914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23926544844,44847,44848,44849,4485112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23926344844,44847,448495674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS23926144845252
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2144844155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39261448464924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1448441066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS237.334344846,44847,448495800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2144844133
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)3926144846153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23926544846,44847,44848,44849,4485117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39261448462349
Osmium  (*)NoneOs144844169
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn14484438
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81448441512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)239261448462273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt144844485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23926744844,44846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83926444844,44846,44847,448499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485161156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2144844233
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn14484434
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239261448465614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3926344846,44847,448494894
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4144844249
Silver  (*)CopperAg3926244844,448495186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3926444847,44848,44849,448512473
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2144844337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3926644846,44847,44848,44849,44850,4485121482
Stannopalladinite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)3Sn14484412
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb214484475
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33926444847,44848,44849,448513418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21448443337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133926344846,44847,448491803
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe14484466
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133926244844,448455317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39261448464899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23926644844,44846,44847,44848,44849,448512562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4144844380
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO339261448451247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39261448455251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39261448451025


10 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
Kristen00224836.734.636.7-34.6Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo, Au64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0028235.634.635.1±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028337.23636.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028435.23434.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028535.334.134.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028636.735.536.1±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028737.336.136.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-2  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028836.134.935.5±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-1  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028935.534.334.9±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-3  Molybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
PorphCu-00130392639–26; 35.8±1.6      Actinolite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, TremoliteCu64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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