Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 173
Youngest recorded age at locality: 112

mindat Locality ID: 240070
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-240070.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Fujiawu Cu-Mo Deposit
Tongchang Mine

Latitude: 29°0'21"N
Longitude: 117°44'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.005833333333,117.74

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.

Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berzelianite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcomenite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*
Melonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Umangite ()*	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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corrensite Corundum Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	173	112	2	41582,41583	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	173	112	1	41582	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	173	112	1	41582	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	173	112	2	41582,41583	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	173	112	1	41582	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	173	112	2	41582,41583	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	173	112	1	41583	66
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	173	112	2	41582,41583	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	173	112	1	41583	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	173	112	2	41582,41583	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	173	112	1	41582	154
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	173	112	1	41582	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	173	112	2	41582,41583	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	173	112	1	41583	40
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	173	112	1	41583	577
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	173	112	2	41582,41583	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	173	112	1	41583	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	173	112	1	41582	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	112	2	41582,41583	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	173	112	1	41582	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	173	112	2	41582,41583	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	173	112	2	41582,41583	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	173	112	1	41582	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	173	112	2	41582,41583	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	173	112	2	41582,41583	804
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	173	112	1	41582	49
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	173	112	2	41582,41583	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	173	112	1	41583	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	173	112	1	41582	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	173	112	2	41582,41583	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	173	112	1	41582	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	173	112	1	41583	252
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	173	112	2	41582,41583	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	173	112	2	41582,41583	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	173	112	2	41582,41583	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	173	112	2	41582,41583	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	173	112	1	41583	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	173	112	2	41582,41583	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	173	112	2	41582,41583	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	173	112	2	41582,41583	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	173	112	2	41582,41583	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	173	112	1	41583	4899
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	173	112	1	41583	71
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	112	1	41582	1025

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
	Kristen001992	170.4	170.4	170.4		mineralization age					Yes			Cu	48528	Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
	PorphCu-00108	173	112	173±9 (Re-Os), 157–112 (K-Ar)									Ankerite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Matildite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siegenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	240070	Dexing Copper Mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au Ore Field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China	Dexing	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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