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Locality Name:
Guposhan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Jianghua Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 160

mindat Locality ID: 228992
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228992.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guposhan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Jianghua Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Chuanlingjiao Sn-(W) Deposit
Daguantang Sn-(W) Deposit
Dongguachong Sn-(W) Deposit
Guposhan REE Deposit
Yejiao Sn-(W) Deposit

Latitude: 24°41'59"N
Longitude: 111°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.699722222222,111.5

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O Pb S Si Sn Th Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Mg O S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21601601405423419
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)616016014054543
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1601601405428803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1601601405429052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31601601405421935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16016014054227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2160160540542,40543,40544,40545,405465171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216016014054227198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61601601405424135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216016009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1601601405428173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4160160140545196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2160160240542,405459617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16016014054224243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31601601405455433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416016014054214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21601601405425800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216016014054217380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21601601405452273
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)216016014054521
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216016014054239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81601601405429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216016014054261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21601601405425614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1601601405424894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS160160021482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1601601405451006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1601601405454899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21601601405422562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101601601405421395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1601601405455251



1 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
Kristen001995160160160 mineralization age     Sn228992Guposhan Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Jianghua Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, ChinaGuposhanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


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