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Locality Name:
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 157.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 151.9

mindat Locality ID: 4549
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4549.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°38'35"N
Longitude: 113°19'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.643055555556,113.32138888889

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.

Allargentum	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Berthierite	Beryl	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corrensite	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kaňkite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tungstite	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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te W Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allargentum Alunite Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Berthierite Beryl Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corrensite Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Kaňkite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Topaz Tungstite Vesuvianite
Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bavenite ()*
Berthierite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cosalite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euclase ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Helvine ()*
Hessite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaňkite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Oxyplumboroméite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Semseyite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	157.5	151.9	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	157.5	151.9	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	157.5	151.9	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	157.5	151.9	9052
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	157.5	151.9	255
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	157.5	151.9	343
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	157.5	151.9	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	157.5	151.9	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	157.5	151.9	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	157.5	151.9	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	157.5	151.9	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	157.5	151.9	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	157.5	151.9	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	157.5	151.9	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	157.5	151.9	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	157.5	151.9	577
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	157.5	151.9	1756
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	157.5	151.9	344
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	157.5	151.9	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	157.5	151.9	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	157.5	151.9	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	157.5	151.9	8173
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	157.5	151.9	120
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	154.9	154.9	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	157.5	151.9	13
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	157.5	151.9	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	157.5	151.9	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	157.5	151.9	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	157.5	151.9	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	157.5	151.9	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	157.5	151.9	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	157.5	151.9	1544
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	157.5	151.9	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	157.5	151.9	6890
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	157.5	151.9	237
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	157.5	151.9	804
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	154.9	154.9	469
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	157.5	151.9	49
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	157.5	151.9	784
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	157.5	151.9	38
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	157.5	151.9	5591
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅	157.5	151.9	87
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	157.5	151.9	234
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	157.5	151.9	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	157.5	151.9	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	157.5	151.9	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	157.5	151.9	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	157.5	152.3	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	156.2	154	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	157.5	151.9	2349
Oxyplumboroméite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb₂O₇	157.5	151.9	33
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	154.1	151.9	2273
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	157.5	151.9	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	157.5	151.9	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	157.5	151.9	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	157.5	151.9	61156
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	157.5	151.9	34
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	157.5	151.9	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	154.9	154.9	4894
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	157.5	151.9	165
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	157.5	151.9	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	157.5	151.9	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	157.5	151.9	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	157.5	151.9	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	157.5	151.9	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	157.5	151.9	3418
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	154.9	154.9	156
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	157.5	151.9	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	157.5	151.9	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	157.5	151.9	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	157.5	151.9	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	157.5	151.9	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	154.9	154.9	118
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	157.5	151.9	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	157.5	151.9	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001980	154.9	154.9	154.9		mineralization age		Yes		W	233095	Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Yaogangxian	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
MD43_375-00001	157.5	152.3	154.9±2.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	Yes	Molybdenite		233095	Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Yaogangxian	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
MD43_375-00007	154.1	151.9	153.0±1.1	Ar-Ar		phlogopite	Yes	Phlogopite		233095	Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Yaoganxian	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375
MD43_375-00008	156.2	154	155.1±1.1	Ar-Ar		muscovite	Yes	Muscovite		233095	Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	Yaoganxian	Yuan et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0166-y	MD43_375

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050071	Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R050071
R050111	Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R050111
R050090	Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R050090
R050069	Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R050069
R050187	Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China	https://rruff.info/R050187

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