Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pingwu Beryl Mine (Huya W-Sn-Be Deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit), Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 191.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 172.8

mindat Locality ID: 5416
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5416.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pingwu Beryl Mine (Huya W-Sn-Be Deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit), Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Apatite	Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite
Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Titanite	Tourmaline

Albite ()*	Beryl ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Magnesio-foitite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Mushistonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Titanite ()*	Vismirnovite ()*

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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Beryl Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite
Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Titanite Tourmaline

28 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	191.2	172.8	8803
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	191.2	172.8	4286
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	191.2	172.8	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	191.2	172.8	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	191.2	172.8	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	191.2	172.8	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	191.2	172.8	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	191.2	172.8	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	191.2	172.8	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	191.2	172.8	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	191.2	172.8	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	191.2	172.8	133
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	191.2	172.8	5433
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	191.2	172.8	82
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Mg₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	191.2	172.8	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	191.2	172.8	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	191.2	172.8	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	191.2	172.8	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	191.2	172.8	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	191.2	172.8	17380
Mushistonite ()*	Perovskite	Cu²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	191.2	172.8	7
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	191.2	172.8	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	191.2	172.8	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	191.2	172.8	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	191.2	172.8	2705
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	191.2	172.8	21482
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	191.2	172.8	4899
Vismirnovite ()*	Perovskite	ZnSn(OH)₆	191.2	172.8	4

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0001439	191.2	172.8	182 ± 9.2		age of mineralization		scheelite				Scheelite			5416	Pingwu Beryl Mine (Huya W-Sn-Be Deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit), Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China	Huya	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060153	Pingwu Beryl Mine (Huya W-Sn-Be Deposit; Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit), Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China	https://rruff.info/R060153

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