Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 64292
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64292.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°40'41"N
Longitude: 115°50'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.678055555556,115.83333333333

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	145	66	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	144.6	140	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	66	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	144.6	139	5509
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	145	66	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	144.6	139	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	144.6	139	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	144.6	140	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	144.6	139	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	144.6	139	144
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	144.6	140	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	144.6	140	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	144.6	140	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	144.6	140	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	144.6	139	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	66	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	144.6	139	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	66	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	145	66	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	144.6	139	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	144.6	139	5317

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Emily000360	porphyry-skarn Cu deposit
Emily000361	porphyry-skarn Cu deposit
Emily000362	porphyry-skarn Cu deposit
Emily000363	porphyry-skarn Cu deposit

9 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	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
Chen2007tbl01-14	145	66	Cretaceous						Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite		64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Emily000360	144.2	144.2		Re-Os		molybdenite	CH-2	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan	Wu et al. (1997)		MD16_376
Emily000361	139.3	139.3		Re-Os		molybdenite	CH-3	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan	Wu et al. (1997)		MD16_376
Emily000362	140.2	140.2		Re-Os		molybdenite	CG-4	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan	Wu et al. (1997)		MD16_376
Emily000363	139.3	139.3		Re-Os		molybdenite	CH-5	Molybdenite	Molybdenite		64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan	Wu et al. (1997)		MD16_376
Kristen002245	144	139	144-139	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite		Cu, Mo	64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan Cu Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00290	144.6	140	142.3±2.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	CMS	Molybdenite		Mo	64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	CHMSH	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00291	144	139	144–139	Re-Os		molybdenite		Molybdenite		Mo	64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China		Zhang et al. (2005)	10.1007/s00126-004-0451-y	MD39_960
PorphCu-00131	144.6	140	142.3±2.3	Re-Os					Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	64292	Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Chengmenshan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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