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Locality Name:
Tianeshan Mine (incl. Xintugou; Tuanshanbao), Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 558
Youngest recorded age at locality: 518

mindat Locality ID: 229310
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229310.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tianeshan Mine (incl. Xintugou; Tuanshanbao), Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°46'50"N
Longitude: 106°47'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.780555555556,106.78527777778
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 Ba Fe H K Na Ni O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Fe H K Na Ni O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteClayFeldsparMicaNonePyriteQuartzSphalerite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vaesite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)55851808803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)558518011547
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2558518017380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS5585180767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2558518039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2558518061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS558518021482
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS25585180106


7 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
Mo-00363556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-1 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00364555527541±14Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-1-3 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00365556526541±15Re-Os molybdeniteHJW-2-3 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00366550518534±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00367554524539±15Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-1 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00368558524541±17Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-2 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 
Mo-00369557525541±16Re-Os molybdeniteZHL-7-3 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, MolybdeniteMo156803Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaHuangjiawan Mine, GuizhouMao et al. (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051EG97_1051 

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