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Locality Name:
Kafang Ore Field (Kafang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 52127
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52127.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kafang Ore Field (Kafang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baishapo W-Sn Deposit
Jinguangpo Cu-W-Bi Deposit
Jixinnao Au-Cu Deposit
Longshujiao Deposit

Latitude: 23°14'5"N
Longitude: 103°5'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.234722222222,103.08916666667
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 As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteVesuvianite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2145661449363419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1456608803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21456602162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)145661449382734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS14566244937,449389052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61456602060
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi14566244936,449371966
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2145660700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1456614493827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO283.483.4344935,44936,449385171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)145661449384979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566344935,44936,4493727198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6145661449364135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145661449389895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21456609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566244937,4493824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)145661449387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566244936,4493730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31456614493814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1456601689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6145661449381066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31456605433
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2145660238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41456614493714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456604924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214566244936,449375800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21456614493717380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21456602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566244937,4493839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145661449389056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566244935,4493661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21456605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)14566244935,449364894
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)145661449382473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566244937,4493821482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1456604899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21456602562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10145661449361395


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
Kristen00201083.483.483.4 mineralization age   Yes Sn, Cu31920Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, ChinaGejiuJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Chen2007tbl01-0214566Cretaceous?      Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum 186995Jixinnao Au-Cu Deposit, Kafang Ore Field (Kafang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, ChinaJixinnao, Gejiu, YunnanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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