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Locality Name:
Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 942
Youngest recorded age at locality: 792

mindat Locality ID: 52166
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52166.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°28'0"N
Longitude: 102°10'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.466666666667,102.16666666667
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCubaniteDjerfisheriteEpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteNickeline
NonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSpinelStibniteTalc
TetradymiteUllmanniteValleriiteWurtzite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Froodite  (*)Geversite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Laitakarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Smythite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
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)294279203419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe9427920489
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)94279201036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)49427920708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS94279209052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O694279202060
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi94279201966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS483581905516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)942792027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S83581905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2835819027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O494279203902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)894279201756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)94279201025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS9427920966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S38358190802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)29427920327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O694279204135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl835819060
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)294279209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O69427920944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)94279208173
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi2832832062
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb2832832038
Gold  (*)CopperAu942792030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3942792014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te9427920804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O394279205433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS8328320154
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)8328320116
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)3942792030
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)8358190451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)29427920238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)94279201487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4942792014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS294279205674
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe832832023
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As88358190161
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe28358190207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe28328320155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe8328320114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS83581901066
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)28328320133
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs8358190633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS8358190767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)29427920313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S883581901512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)294279202273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt8328320485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2942792039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S894279209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2942792061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg94279205186
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)835819077
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs28328320337
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O494279201934
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2832832075
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S394279203418
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb832832046
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)294279203337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe9427920190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te39427920276
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO83581901101
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)294279202562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS94279201044
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]8358190237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S48358190380


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_691Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


15 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
CG247_401-00003942792867±75Re-Os       52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan Cu–NiYang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002CG247_401 
CSB49_420-001835819827±8206Pb/238U zircon03JC-04  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan Cu–NiLi et al. (2004)10.1007/BF02900329CSB49_420 
EG105_1057_008832832832       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuanBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
MD45_215_0001832.4831.2831.8 ± 0.6U-Pbhost rockbaddeleyite   Baddeleyite  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan depositZhang (2010) MD45_215 
MD45_3-001-001835831.4833.2±1.8206Pb/238U zircon1  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-002-001833.7831.1832.4±1.3206Pb/238U zircon2  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-003-001833.1830.3831.7±1.4206Pb/238U zircon3  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-004-001832.9830.3831.6±1.3206Pb/238U zircon4  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-005-001832.8829.6831.2±1.6206Pb/238U zircon5  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-006-001832.3829.3830.8±1.5206Pb/238U zircon6  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-007-001828.4824.2826.3±2.1206Pb/238U zircon7  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-008-001828.8826.2827.5±1.3206Pb/238U baddeleyite8  Baddeleyite  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-009832.4831.2831.8±0.6206Pb/238Ueither the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretationszircon1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
MD45_3-010833.09831.31832.2±0.89206Pb/238Ueither the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretationszircon1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Zircon  52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuan ultramafic intrusionZhang et al. (2010)10.1007/s00126-009-0259-xMD45_3 
Michelle_691835819827±8 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu52166Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, ChinaJinchuanHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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