Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 39
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 232876
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232876.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baoxingchang Ore Block
Jinchangqing Ore Block
Luandongshan Ore Block
Maolipo Ore Block

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi Ca F Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitanite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)23926344847,44848,448493419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3926344847,44848,448498803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33926244847,448491534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)39261448492734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3926444847,44848,44849,448509052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23926244847,448495509
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3392601935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43926344847,44848,448495516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33926244848,448491089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3926444847,44848,44849,4485027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3926344847,44848,448494979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3926244847,448495707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23926444847,44848,44849,4485027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43926344847,44848,448493902
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3926244847,448494165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3926244847,448491027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63926344847,44848,448494135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23926444847,44848,44849,448509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3926344847,44848,448498173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3926444847,44848,44849,4485024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu36.734.6444847,44848,44849,4485030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC39261448482812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3392601544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33926014640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F23926080
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33926244847,448495433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43926444847,44848,44849,448505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43926244847,4484914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23926344847,44848,4484912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23926244847,448495674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)392604924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS237.334244847,448495800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)39260153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23926344847,44848,4484917380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)392602349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2392602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23926444847,44848,44849,4485039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83926244847,448499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23926444847,44848,44849,4485061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2392605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3926244847,448494894
Silver  (*)CopperAg39261448495186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3926344847,44848,448492473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3926444847,44848,44849,4485021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33926344847,44848,448493418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133926244847,448491803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O392604899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23926344847,44848,448492562


10 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
Kristen00224836.734.636.7-34.6Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Cu, Mo, Au64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0028235.634.635.1±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-1 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028337.23636.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-2 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028435.23434.6±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-1 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028535.334.134.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-20-2 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028636.735.536.1±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-1 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028737.336.136.7±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-4-2 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028836.134.935.5±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-1 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0028935.534.334.9±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteMCQ-5-3 YesMolybdenite Mo64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqing Cu–Mo–Au depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
PorphCu-00130392639–26; 35.8±1.6     YesActinolite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, TremoliteCu64278Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field), Midu Co., Dali, Yunnan, ChinaMachangqingSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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