Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shizimiao Au-Mo Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, China

mindat Locality ID: 231410
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231410.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shizimiao Au-Mo Ore Field, Luanchuan Co., Luoyang, Henan, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Hongzhuang Au Deposit
Nanping Au Deposit
Shidonggou Ag-Pb Deposit
Shiyaogou Mo Deposit
Yuanling Au Deposit

Latitude: 34°1'20"N
Longitude: 111°34'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.022222222222,111.57666666667

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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	39571,39572	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	39571,39572,39574	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	39571,39572,39574	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	39571,39572,39574	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	39574	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	39574	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	39571,39572,39574	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	39571	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	39571,39572	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3	39571,39572,39574	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	39574	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	39571,39574,39575	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	39571,39572,39574	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	39571,39574	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	39571,39572,39574	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	39571,39572	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	39574	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	39571,39572,39574	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	39571	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	39574	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	1	39574	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	39571,39572,39574	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	39574	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	39574	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	39571,39572,39574,39575	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	39574	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	39574	2562
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	39571,39572	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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