Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 580
Youngest recorded age at locality: 25

mindat Locality ID: 225818
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225818.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Baishiling Quartz Deposit
Dahutang W-(Sn) Ore Field
Lingxiawan Au Deposit
Tulongshan Au Deposit
Tuobeishan Mine
Xianglushan Mine
Xiushui Uranium Ore Field

Latitude: 29°5'57"N
Longitude: 114°45'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.099166666667,114.76277777778

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.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bassetite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranocircite-II ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranospathite ()*	Uvanite ()*	Valentinite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	41562	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41562	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	41559	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	41562	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	41559	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	26.5	25	5	41564,41565,41566,41568,41569	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	580	25	3	41562,41564,41565	5509
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	51
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	41562	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			2	41558,41562	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	41562	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	41562	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	580	25	4	41562,41564,41565,41569	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	41558,41562	27198
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	566
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	41562	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	41562	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	41562	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	41562	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	41562,41569	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	41559,41562	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	41559,41560	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	41562	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	580	25	2	41564,41565	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	41562	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	580	25	2	41564,41565	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	41562	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	41558,41562	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	41559,41562,41569	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	580	25	2	41564,41565	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	580	25	4	41559,41562,41564,41565	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	41562	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	41555,41558,41559,41560,41562	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	41558,41562	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	580	25	4	41559,41562,41564,41565	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	41559,41561	3418
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	26.5	25	5	41564,41565,41566,41568,41569	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41562	2562
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	26.5	25	5	41564,41565,41567,41568,41569	2718
Uranocircite-II ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10H₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	89
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	890
Uranospathite ()*	None	(Al, )(UO₂)₂F(PO₄)₂·20H₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	20
Uvanite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂V⁵⁺₆O₁₇·15H₂O (?)			1	41568	9
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	41559	369
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	41562	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	41562	1247
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	26.5	25	2	41564,41565	185

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000930	The Baiti U deposit is one of many Leaching-accumulation type U deposits in Southern China.
Giersdorf_00000931	The Baiti U deposit is one of many Leaching-accumulation type U deposits in Southern China.
Giersdorf_00000932	The BaoyanU deposit is one of many Leaching-accumulation type U deposits in Southern China.
Giersdorf_00000933	The BaoyanU deposit is one of many Leaching-accumulation type U deposits in Southern China.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000930	550	550	550		wall rock age					225820	Baitou U Deposit (Baiti U Deposit), Xiushui Uranium Ore Field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Baiti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000931	26.5	26.5	26.5	U-Pb	mineralization age	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	225820	Baitou U Deposit (Baiti U Deposit), Xiushui Uranium Ore Field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Baiti U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality
Giersdorf_00000932	580	580	580		wall rock age					225821	Baofengyuan U Deposit (Baoyan U Deposit), Xiushui Uranium Ore Field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Baoyan U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000933	25	25	25	U-Pb	mineralization age	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	225821	Baofengyuan U Deposit (Baoyan U Deposit), Xiushui Uranium Ore Field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Baoyan U Deposit	Min (1995)	10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-M	OGR10_51	U-Pb age for Uranium Mineralization found in the locality

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