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Locality Name:
Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3200

mindat Locality ID: 64183
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64183.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°59'50"N
Longitude: 124°30'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.997222222222,124.51527777778
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelWurtzite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)23200320003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3200320008803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2320032000718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3200320009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23200320005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43200320005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32003200027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O320032000925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3200320005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232003200027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3200320001025
Copper  (*)CopperCu3200320003846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183200320001008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3200320004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3320032000802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3200320002970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63200320004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3200320008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23200320009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS32003200024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3200320007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu32003200030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O320032000188
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332003200014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43200320005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432003200014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)232003200012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23200320005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O320032000915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23200320005800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3200320001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232003200017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23200320002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232003200039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83200320009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232003200061156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O320032000301
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53200320001516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32003200021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23200320002562


1 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
vms-0039832003200Archean       S64183Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, ChinaHongtoushanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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