Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 153.7

mindat Locality ID: 26656
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26656.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°27'40"N
Longitude: 114°19'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.461111111111,114.31666666667

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	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum
Feldspar	Fluorite	Lillianite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Topaz	Triplite

Acanthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gustavite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Matildite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Topaz ()*	Triplite ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Sn Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Sn Te Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum
Feldspar Fluorite Lillianite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Topaz Triplite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	158.9	153.7	2793
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	158.9	153.7	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	158.9	153.7	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	158.9	153.7	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	158.9	153.7	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	153.7	153.7	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	158.9	153.7	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	158.9	153.7	9895
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	158.9	153.7	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	158.9	153.7	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	158.9	153.7	24243
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	158.9	153.7	113
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	158.9	153.7	237
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	158.9	153.7	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	158.9	153.7	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	158.9	153.7	14899
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	158.9	153.7	252
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	158.9	153.7	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	158.9	153.7	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	158.9	153.7	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	158.9	153.7	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	158.9	153.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	158.9	153.7	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	158.9	153.7	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	158.9	153.7	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	158.9	153.7	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	158.9	153.7	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	153.7	153.7	668
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	158.9	153.7	1476
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	158.9	153.7	233

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001977	155	155	155	mineralization age	Yes	W	157416	Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Xihuashan	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001988	155	155	155	mineralization age	Yes	W	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen001989	158.9	158.9	158.9	mineralization age	Yes	W	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
Kristen002000	153.7	153.7	153.7	mineralization age	Yes	W, Sn	64287	Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China	Piaotang	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267

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