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Locality Name:
Fenghuangchong Pb-Zn Occurrence, Fuzichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field (Fozichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field), Cenxi Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 208
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 232490
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232490.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fenghuangchong Pb-Zn Occurrence, Fuzichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field (Fozichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field), Cenxi Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, 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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteFluoriteNickelineNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1456609052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20866027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62086604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2086608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22086609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220866061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482



2 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
Chen2007tbl01-0614566Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite 186997Fuzichong Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit, Fuzichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field (Fozichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field), Cenxi Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, ChinaFuzichong, Cenxi, GuangxiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
sedznpb-0015820890Yanshanian     Yes  186997Fuzichong Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit, Fuzichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field (Fozichong Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Field), Cenxi Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, ChinaFozichongSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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