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Locality Name:
Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 64264
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64264.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°55'38"N
Longitude: 117°51'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.927222222222,117.85416666667
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 Sb Si W 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 Sb Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetGypsumMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWollastonite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21456603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1456608803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51456601310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31456601534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1456601588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4145660708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1456609052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41456605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1456605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61456604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21456609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456608173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1456601188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31456601544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1456606890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6145660741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4145660359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21456605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21456602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2145660771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1456604894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1456606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31456603418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21456603337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131456605317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21456602562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101456601395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31456601247


3 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
Chen2007tbl01-3414566Cretaceous     YesBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite 187013Huangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au Deposit, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaHuangshilao, Tongling, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-3614566Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Tellurobismuthite, Electrum 135055Tianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaMashan, Tongling, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-3514566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite 64264Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, ChinaTongguanshan, Tongling, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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