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Locality Name:
Guilin, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 64722
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64722.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guilin, Guangxi, China": 72
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 54

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Gongcheng Co.
Guanyang Co.
Lingchuan Co.
Lingui Co.
Lipu Co.
Pingle Co.
Quanzhou Co.
Xing'an Co.
Yangshuo Co.
Yongfu Co.
Ziyuan Co.

Latitude: 25°16'52"N
Longitude: 110°35'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.281111111111,110.59
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H K O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerylBrauniteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDescloiziteDiasporeDundasite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RamsdelliteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteStilbiteTaranakite
TetrahedriteTopazTripliteUllmanniteVivianiteWollastoniteZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dundasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montroydite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nsutite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stannite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Taranakite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Variscite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)
Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2142141138337,38338,38339,38340,38341,38342,38349,38365,38367,38399,384038803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22142141383372162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3350341383641534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21383983092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O138354445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS214214838338,38339,38340,38341,38342,38348,38360,383679052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O9634238364,383991272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)738336,38382,38385,38386,38388,38391,3839711547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18214214238341,383674286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3214214638340,38342,38346,38349,38367,383761935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4214214238337,383985516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)138363483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)350341338333,38340,38341,38342,38344,38346,38367,38368,38379,38382,38390,38398,3839927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22142141638337,38338,38339,38340,38341,38342,38347,38349,38350,38351,38352,38365,38366,38367,38374,383765171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)338333,38354,383824979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S238349,383975707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22142141238340,38341,38342,38349,38350,38352,38354,38374,38379,38382,38398,3840327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1383823531
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O138398566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6214214138337518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6214214238341,38367289
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16138363599
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)238333,38382378
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)214214138341481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235034738333,38346,38368,38370,38371,38382,383989895
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O13833397
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1384038173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)214214138337551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2142141383412740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2214214938338,38340,38341,38342,38349,38396,38398,38399,384029617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12138334663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2142141238333,38334,38341,38344,38352,38354,38373,38374,38377,38382,38384,3839824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)238387,383997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu13838730554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6138349113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1383336890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335034738333,38337,38346,38368,38382,38398,3839914640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)214214338337,38348,38400469
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH35000367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32140438337,38366,38367,383935433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4214214538337,38395,38396,38399,384025591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2138354987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214214238337,3836714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2338333,38354,3838212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21383985674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)214214638338,38339,38340,38341,38342,383674924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1383981066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS235034838337,38349,38367,38368,38374,38379,38398,384035800
Montroydite  (*)NoneHgO13835729
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2350341538337,38338,38339,38340,38341,38342,38349,38350,38352,38365,38367,38368,38396,38402,3840317380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs138398633
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x138363121
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6238336,38354170
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31383341425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2350341638338,38339,38341,38344,38349,38350,38352,38360,38367,38368,38376,38387,38389,38398,38399,3840339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21383633106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl438333,38336,38354,383821725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8214214538340,38341,38342,38367,383989056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235002938333,38336,38338,38339,38340,38341,38342,38346,38347,38349,38350,38351,38352,38360,38365,38367,38368,38374,38378,38379,38382,38387,38393,38395,38396,38398,38399,38402,3840361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22140538337,38338,38339,38341,383935614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)350341338341,38346,38349,38350,38352,38367,38368,38374,38376,38378,38379,38398,384034894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1383486417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1383985186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31383671214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2142141338333,38334,38341,38344,38349,38354,38373,38374,38377,38382,38384,38398,3840321482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6138367688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4214214538338,38339,38340,38341,38342668
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O138395189
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6214214438338,38339,38341,38367211
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O3500057
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131383981803
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1383671006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2214214638338,38339,38340,38341,38342,383481476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1383991059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F214214138337233
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS138398293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO221434938337,38346,38367,38368,38370,38371,38398,38399,384002718
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O13839951
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O35000301
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)221421413833756
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4238333,38382303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31383621247
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)613838162
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)214214238337,38345939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2140538338,38339,38341,38367,383935251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000902The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000903The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000904The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000905The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000906The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000907The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China
Giersdorf_00000908The Benti U Deposit is one of many Hydrothermal-reworked type U deposits found in southern China


9 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
Kristen001971214214214 mineralization age     Nb, Ta, W, Sn64721Limu Ta-Sn Ore Field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaLimuJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Giersdorf_00000902350350350 wall rock age      225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51Relative Geological Age applied to the wall rock
Giersdorf_00000903969696U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000904747474U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000905626262U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000906575757U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000907474747U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
Giersdorf_00000908343434U-Pbmineralization agehighuraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU225831Kuangshanjiao U Deposit (Kuangji U Deposit), Quanzhou Uranium Ore Field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaKuangji U DepositMin (1995)10.1016/0169-1368(95)00005-MOGR10_51U-Pb Isochron ages for Uranium Ore at the locality
ree-00309660Cenozoic        157953Xunjiang Prospect, Yongfu Co., Guilin, Guangxi, ChinaXun JiangOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050011Daoping Mine (Tangping Mine), Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, Chinahttps://rruff.info/R050011
R060760Daoping Mine (Tangping Mine), Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, Chinahttps://rruff.info/R060760
R120094Daoping Mine (Tangping Mine), Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, Chinahttps://rruff.info/R120094
R070700Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, Chinahttps://rruff.info/R070700
R050027Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, Chinahttps://rruff.info/R050027

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