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Locality Name:
Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 224
Youngest recorded age at locality: 218

mindat Locality ID: 30679
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30679.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°27'15"N
Longitude: 118°48'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.454166666667,118.81638888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAragoniteChloritoidClayCorundumDiasporeEpidoteGarnetMica
NoneOlivinePentlanditePyroxeneRutileSapphirineStaurolite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Corundum  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)Edenite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiochloritoid  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Strontianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O322421801797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2242180481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O622421804135
Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Mg)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)224218011
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)22242180160
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)22421801188
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S22242180205
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)22242180238
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2224218012
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)422421807
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)22242180168
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22242180313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S822421801512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)222421802273
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)32242180341
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO222421805614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]2242180129
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)2242180589
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)22421801025



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0161224218221 ± 3U-PbAge of subduction-zone UHP metamorphismzirconC24  Zircon  30679Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaZhimafangZhang et al. (2005)10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.003EPSL237_729From 152 m
Alexandra-0162222218220 ± 2U-PbAge of subduction-zone UHP metamorphismzirconC50  Zircon  30679Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaZhimafangZhang et al. (2005)10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.003EPSL237_729From 223 m


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