Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 153.7

mindat Locality ID: 64287
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64287.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°31'0"N
Longitude: 114°24'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.516666666667,114.4

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteFluoriteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphalerite
StanniteStibniteTopazTriplite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Euclase  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Helvine  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS158.9153.709052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18158.9153.704286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3158.9153.701935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)158.9153.7027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2153.7153.705171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2158.9153.7027198
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)158.9153.70120
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)158.9153.70551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2158.9153.709617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS158.9153.7024243
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S158.9153.70237
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2158.9153.705800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2158.9153.7017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2158.9153.7039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2158.9153.70771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8158.9153.709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2158.9153.7061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)158.9153.704894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS158.9153.7021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4153.7153.70668
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2158.9153.701476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F158.9153.70233



4 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
Kristen001977155155155 mineralization age   Yes W157416Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaXihuashanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001988155155155 mineralization age     W64287Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaPiaotangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001989158.9158.9158.9 mineralization age     W64287Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaPiaotangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002000153.7153.7153.7 mineralization age     W, Sn64287Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan Ore Field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaPiaotangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...