Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 224
Youngest recorded age at locality: 151

mindat Locality ID: 243227
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243227.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dongpo Ore Field
Jinyinzhai Mine (Chenxian Mine; Sanerlin Mine; U Deposit No. 320)
Tieshilong Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 25°49'9"N
Longitude: 113°9'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.819166666667,113.16611111111

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Owyheeite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Wavellite
Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Brucite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Owyheeite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Turquoise Vesuvianite Wavellite
Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Diaphorite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Faustite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hawleyite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Owyheeite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sabugalite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stützite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tin ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xiangjiangite ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	40253	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	224	224	3	40248,40252,40254	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			2	40252,40254	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	224	224	1	40248	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	40251	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	151	151	1	40249	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	151	151	1	40249	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	224	224	5	40248,40252,40253,40254,40255	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	40255	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	224	151	3	40248,40249,40253	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	40253	843
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	40252	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	40252	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	151	151	7	40245,40249,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	224	151	5	40247,40248,40249,40253,40254	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	40252,40253	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	40253	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	224	151	6	40248,40249,40252,40253,40254,40255	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			1	40252	285
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈			2	40253,40254	126
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	224	151	5	40248,40249,40251,40252,40254	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	40251,40252,40254	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	151	151	4	40249,40252,40253,40254	8173
Faustite ()*	Turquoise	ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	40255	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	224	151	7	40248,40249,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	40253	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃			1	40253	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	224	151	10	40245,40248,40249,40250,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255,40256	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	40255	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	40252	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	40252,40254	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	40255	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	151	151	1	40249	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	40255	6890
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS			1	40255	62
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	151	151	1	40249	741
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	40254	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	40252,40253,40254,40255	14640
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)			1	40255	123
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	40255	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	224	151	5	40248,40249,40251,40252,40254	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	40255	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	40252,40253,40255	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂			1	40253	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	224	224	3	40248,40254,40255	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	224	151	7	40248,40249,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255	17380
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈			1	40253	89
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			3	40251,40252,40254	2273
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	40252	477
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			2	40252,40253	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	40253	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	224	151	7	40248,40249,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	224	224	4	40248,40252,40253,40254	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	40252	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	224	151	5	40248,40249,40252,40253,40254	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	224	151	8	40245,40248,40249,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	40252,40254	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	40252	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	40252,40253	5614
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O			1	40255	87
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	224	151	4	40248,40249,40251,40254	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	40252,40253,40254	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	151	151	2	40249,40252	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	224	151	10	40245,40248,40249,40250,40251,40252,40253,40254,40255,40256	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	40252	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	40253	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	224	224	4	40248,40251,40253,40254	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	40253	92
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	40253	5317
Tin ()*	None	Sn			1	40251	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	151	151	2	40249,40252	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	40254	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	40255	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	224	224	5	40248,40251,40252,40253,40254	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	40255	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	40255	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O			1	40255	94
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			1	40255	106
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	40255	301
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	151	151	3	40249,40252,40254	1395
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	40255	374
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	151	151	2	40249,40254	1247
Xiangjiangite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)·22H₂O			1	40255	1
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	40255	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	40251,40254	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	40254	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
	Kristen001972	224	224	224		mineralization age								Sn	222228	Hehuaping Sn-Pb-Zn Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Hehuaping	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
	Kristen001976	151	151	151		mineralization age								Sn, Bi	156206	Jinchuantang Sn-Bi Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Jinchuangtang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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