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Locality Name:
Wendeng Au Deposit, Wendeng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 210

mindat Locality ID: 231317
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231317.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wendeng Au Deposit, Wendeng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeFeldsparKaoliniteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)21421008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)221421003092
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS421421005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)214210027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2214210027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu21421003846
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS214210024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)21421007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu214210030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3214210014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)421421005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214210014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21421004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2214210017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21421002349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2214210039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214210061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)21421006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS214210021482


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
Bradley_2012_100214210212±2U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  145497Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaWeihaiMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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