Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shiguopengzi Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 340
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248.3

mindat Locality ID: 232909
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232909.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shiguopengzi Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, 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

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	None	Pentlandite	Talc

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: Cu Fe H Mg Ni O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe H Mg Ni O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay None Pentlandite Talc

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Talc ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252.1	248.3	27198
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	252.1	248.3	1512
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	252.1	248.3	3337

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	EG105_1057_006	340	250	340-250			low				Yes			Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	232908	Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Yangliuping	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
	MD26_550-00002	252.1	248.3	250.2±1.9	Ar-Ar			phlogopite			Yes	Phlogopite			730	Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE Ore Field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Maiyue'er picritic mafic-ultramafic rocks close to Yangliuping Cu-Ni massive sulfide deposit	Wang et al. (2007)		MD26_550

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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