Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shizishan Cu Deposit, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 228361
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228361.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shizishan Cu Deposit, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°10'60"N
Longitude: 102°10'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.183333333333,102.16666666667

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Epidote	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Spinel

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Epidote Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Graphite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1500	1500	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1500	1500	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1500	1500	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1500	1500	966
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1500	1500	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1500	1500	8173
Graphite ()*	None	C	1500	1500	2812
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1500	1500	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1500	1500	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1500	1500	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1500	1500	61156

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run 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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedcu-00371	1500	1500	Mid Proterozoic										Cu	228361	Shizishan Cu Deposit, Yimen Cu Ore Field (Sanjiachang Cu Ore Field), Yimen Co., Yuxi, Yunnan, China	ShiZhiShan	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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