Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 37.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29.6

mindat Locality ID: 5798
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5798.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°24'0"N
Longitude: 101°8'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.4,101.13333333333

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Magnetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar Mica Molybdenite
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:

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	37.5	29.6	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	37.5	29.6	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	36.2	30.5	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	37.5	29.6	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	36.2	30.5	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	36.2	30.5	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	37.5	29.6	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	37.5	29.6	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	36.2	31.2	30554
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	37.5	29.6	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	37.5	29.6	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	37.5	29.6	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	37.5	29.6	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	37.5	29.6	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	37.5	29.6	21482

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002247	36.2	31.2	36.2-31.2	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite	Cu, Au	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00076	33.7	32.5	33.1±0.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZK004-153	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00077	32.2	31	31.6±0.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZK004-165	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00078	37.5	34.9	36.2±1.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZK004-174	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00079	33.9	32.7	33.3±0.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZK005-305	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00080	31.9	30.5	31.2±0.7	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZK007-150	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00081	32.8	29.6	31.2±1.6	Re-Os isochron		molybdenite	ZK004-153,ZK004-165,ZK004-174,ZK005-305,ZK007-150	Molybdenite	Mo	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping Cu–Au deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
PorphCu-00019	33.7	30.5	32.1±1.6						Cu	5798	Xifanping Cu-Au Deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan, Sichuan, China	Xifanping	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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