Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wenshan, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 24744
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24744.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wenshan, Yunnan, China": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Funing Co.
Guangnan Co.
Li Gian Mine
Maguan Co.
Malipo Co.
Qiubei Co.
Wenshan Co.
Xichou Co.
Yanshan Co.

Latitude: 23°26'42"N
Longitude: 104°38'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.445,104.64138888889

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Braunite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Humite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Vesuvianite	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 Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C F H O P Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Braunite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Humite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Vesuvianite Zircon

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Evansite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Grossular ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Népouite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Vernadite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	214.1	66	5	45200,45212,45217,45223,45232	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	214.1	66	5	45200,45208,45212,45223,45237	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	45237	77
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	214.1	66	0		470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	45220,45238	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			2	45189,45191	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45213	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	45226	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	214.1	66	10	45189,45190,45191,45192,45195,45200,45208,45212,45217,45223	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	45226	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	45218	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	45191,45195,45196,45239	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈			1	45237	173
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	125	123	1	45208	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	145	66	1	45200	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	145	66	1	45200	1935
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			1	45238	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	5	45200,45201,45205,45217,45218	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	45237	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	214.1	66	17	45189,45190,45191,45192,45195,45196,45197,45200,45201,45208,45212,45223,45226,45230,45232,45237,45239	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45237	83
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	214.1	66	10	45200,45202,45203,45204,45206,45209,45210,45211,45212,45217	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	5	45200,45205,45213,45217,45218	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	214.1	66	17	45190,45191,45192,45200,45201,45205,45212,45213,45216,45217,45218,45223,45230,45232,45233,45235,45239	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	145	66	1	45200	577
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	45221	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	145	66	1	45200	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	66	2	45200,45212	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	45218	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	145	66	3	45200,45218,45230	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	45218	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			2	45220,45238	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			2	45192,45230	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	214.1	66	5	45200,45212,45217,45223,45232	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	7	45190,45191,45195,45200,45223,45237,45239	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	66	8	45195,45200,45208,45212,45217,45218,45223,45232	8173
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O	214.1	66	0		56
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	214.1	66	7	45191,45200,45208,45211,45212,45217,45225	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	45239	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	10	45195,45200,45205,45217,45223,45230,45232,45234,45239,45240	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	45238	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			4	45192,45213,45220,45238	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	5	45189,45191,45195,45200,45215	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	45218	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1544
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	45237	350
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	145	66	3	45200,45204,45211	741
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	45225	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	45191,45220,45223,45238	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	82	77	2	45200,45226	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	214.1	209.1	2	45191,45212	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	45195	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	5	45190,45200,45213,45220,45238	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	45237	234
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	45192	581
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	214.1	66	7	45191,45195,45200,45203,45204,45212,45223	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	45218	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	45237	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	45191,45217,45237	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	45191	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	1	45200	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	214.1	66	2	45200,45212	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	45190,45238	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	214.1	66	18	45189,45190,45191,45192,45195,45200,45202,45206,45208,45209,45210,45212,45217,45220,45230,45232,45237,45238	17380
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	45213	66
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45213	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	3	45195,45200,45208	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	145	66	5	45200,45208,45217,45223,45232	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	214.1	66	19	45189,45190,45191,45192,45195,45200,45201,45205,45208,45212,45213,45217,45220,45223,45230,45235,45237,45238,45239	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	45237	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	214.1	66	7	45191,45200,45208,45212,45213,45217,45223	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	214.1	66	25	45189,45190,45191,45192,45195,45196,45200,45201,45202,45206,45208,45209,45210,45211,45212,45217,45218,45220,45223,45225,45230,45232,45237,45238,45239	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	45237	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	214.1	209.1	3	45195,45212,45220	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	214.1	66	7	45200,45208,45211,45212,45214,45223,45225	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	45190,45195	1153
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	45213	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	1	45200	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	45195	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	82	77	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	15	45189,45191,45192,45200,45201,45203,45204,45205,45217,45223,45230,45232,45234,45239,45240	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	145	66	1	45200	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	45217	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			6	45189,45191,45195,45196,45221,45235	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	45192,45195,45239	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	214.1	123	3	45208,45212,45223	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	214.1	66	0		1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	214.1	66	6	45200,45208,45212,45217,45223,45232	2562
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	82	77	2	45200,45204	56
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O			1	45237	65
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	214.1	209.1	1	45212	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	214.1	209.1	3	45195,45212,45237	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	214.1	66	2	45200,45212	1025

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
Chen2007tbl01-03	145	66	Cretaceous				Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stannite		52123	Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Dulong, Maguan, Yunnan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Kristen002011	82	82	82		mineralization age			Sn, Zn	52123	Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Dulong	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen002012	77	77	77		mineralization age			Sn, Zn	52123	Dulong Sn-Zn Deposit, Dulong Ore Field, Maguan Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Dulong	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Bradley_2012_038	125	123	124±1	Ar/Ar		biotite			131695	Dayakou Emerald Mine, Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Dyakou	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
Kristen001973	214.1	209.1	214.1-209.1		mineralization age			W	229458	Nanyangtian W Deposit, Malipo Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China	Nanyangtian	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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