Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 55898
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-55898.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Heidoujian
Jianchang
Luozhuang
Maobei
Mengzhong
Qinglong Hills (Qinglongshan)
Unnamed Cr Occurrence
Wanshan
Youtang
Zhimafang

Latitude: 34°27'4"N
Longitude: 118°48'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.451111111111,118.80666666667

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.

Allanite	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Calcite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Humite	Iron	Kaolinite	Mica	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Spinel
Staurolite	Talc	Titanite	Topaz	Wurtzite	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: Al Au C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Calcite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Humite Iron Kaolinite Mica None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Spinel
Staurolite Talc Titanite Topaz Wurtzite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Aluminium ()*	Andradite ()*	Augite ()*	Barroisite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chondrodite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chromium ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Coesite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Diamond ()*	Diaspore ()*
Diopside ()*	Dissakisite-(Ce) ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edenite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluoro-nybøite ()*	Fluoro-taramite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gold ()*
Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jadeite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Katophorite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Linzhiite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesiochloritoid ()*	Magnesiostaurolite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Margarite ()*	Moissanite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickel ()*	Nybøite ()*
Omphacite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Spinel ()*	Strontianite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Taramite ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Winchite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*
Wüstite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	41172,41174,41179	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	41176	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	41173	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	41173,41179	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	41173	2353
Aluminium ()*	Copper	Al			1	41176	27
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	41176	1534
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	41176,41180	2060
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41179	49
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	41172,41174	27770
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	224	218	1	41184	285
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	41180	3902
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr			1	41176	26
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	224	218	2	41176,41184	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	41177	1025
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂			2	41176,41179	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	41176	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	224	218	1	41186	1797
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	41185	697
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	224	218	1	41186	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	224	218	5	41172,41174,41176,41180,41186	4135
Dissakisite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Mg)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	224	218	1	41186	11
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	41172,41174	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	224	218	2	41179,41186	160
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	41180	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	41173,41176,41177,41179	8173
Fluoro-nybøite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂			1	41173	1
Fluoro-taramite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂			1	41173	1
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	224	218	2	41180,41186	1188
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	41176	30554
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	224	218	1	41186	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	41176	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			3	41176,41177,41179	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	41176	1089
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	41173	154
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	41181	5591
Katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41179	46
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			5	41173,41176,41177,41179,41181	1507
Linzhiite ()*	None	FeSi₂			1	41180	7
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41179	79
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	224	218	2	41179,41186	238
Magnesiochloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	MgAl₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	224	218	1	41186	12
Magnesiostaurolite ()*	Staurolite	Mg(Mg,Li)₃(Al,Mg)₁₈Si₈O₄₄(OH)₄	224	218	1	41186	7
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	224	218	1	41184	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	41176,41177,41180	14899
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	224	218	1	41186	168
Moissanite ()*	Wurtzite	SiC			1	41176	57
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	41176,41177,41179	17380
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni			1	41176	57
Nybøite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41173	8
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			4	41176,41177,41178,41179	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	41173,41179	247
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	224	218	3	41173,41179,41186	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	224	218	1	41186	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	224	218	3	41180,41184,41186	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			3	41176,41177,41181	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	224	218	3	41180,41185,41186	341
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			7	41172,41173,41174,41176,41177,41179,41181	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	224	218	7	41173,41176,41177,41179,41181,41182,41186	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	224	218	1	41186	129
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	41180	1934
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	224	218	1	41186	589
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	41176	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	41172,41174,41179	3337
Taramite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41173	10
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	41176,41177	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	41181	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	41172,41174	2562
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	41179	51
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	41181	62
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	41176	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	41177	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	224	218	3	41176,41177,41186	1025

2 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
	Alexandra-0161	224	218	221 ± 3	U-Pb	Age of subduction-zone UHP metamorphism		zircon	C24			Zircon			30679	Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	Zhimafang	Zhang et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.003	EPSL237_729	From 152 m
	Alexandra-0162	222	218	220 ± 2	U-Pb	Age of subduction-zone UHP metamorphism		zircon	C50			Zircon			30679	Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	Zhimafang	Zhang et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.003	EPSL237_729	From 223 m

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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