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Locality Name:
Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 163.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 64765
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64765.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°46'13"N
Longitude: 113°10'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.770277777778,113.17444444444
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 B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAllargentumAmphiboleArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetKobelliteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePhenakite
PolybasitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineVesuvianite
WollastoniteWurtziteZircon

90 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Danalite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluoborite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nanlingite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tantalaeschynite-(Y)  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tungstenite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S163.213002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2163.213003419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31581300315
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS163.21300312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)163.213008803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3163.213001534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)163.213001036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS163.213009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6163.213002060
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)163.21300255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18163.213004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi15813001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S315813001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4163.213005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11163.21300843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)163.2130027770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6158130091
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO215813005171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S163.213005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2163.2130027198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4163.21300321
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3163.213001797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51581300344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3163.21300802
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S163.2130058
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6163.213004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2163.213009895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)163.21300180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)163.213008173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1581300551
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2163.21300129
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2163.2130054
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)158130014
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6163.2130084
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3163.2130052
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2163.213009617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12163.21300663
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4163.21300445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS163.2130024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41581300192
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3163.213001544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6163.21300741
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S163.21300237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3163.2130014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1581300469
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14163.21300784
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6158130080
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S  (*)NoneMg3BeAl8O16163.2130018
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4163.2130014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2163.213005674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2163.21300168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)163.213004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215813005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2163.2130017380
Nanlingite  (*)NoneNa(Ca5Li)Mg12(AsO3)2[Fe2+(AsO3)6]F14163.213001
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)163.213002349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2163.21300313
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)163.21300326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2163.213002273
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]163.21300716
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2163.213001898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3163.21300733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3163.213001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2163.2130039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3163.21300341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8163.213009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2163.2130061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)163.213001711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)163.21300969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2163.213005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)15813004894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)163.213002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)163.213006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg163.213005186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3163.213001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS163.2130021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4163.213001934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41581300668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4163.21300586
Tantalaeschynite-(Y)  (*)AeschyniteY(Ta,Ti,Nb)2O6163.213003
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)163.21300240
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1581300510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13163.213005317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2163.213001476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2163.213002562
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS2158130028
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O163.21300652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10163.213001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3163.213001247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)163.213005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Emily000386W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit
Emily000387W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit
Emily000388W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit
Emily000389W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit
Emily000390W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit
Emily000391W-Sn-Mo-Bi-Be deposit


13 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
Kristen001976151151151 mineralization age   Yes Sn, Bi156206Jinchuantang Sn-Bi Deposit, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaJinchuangtangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Emily000386154154 Re-Os molybdeniteTP-16-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Emily000387153153 Re-Os molybdeniteTP-16-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Emily000388149149 Re-Os molybdeniteTP-17-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Emily000389130130 Re-Os molybdeniteTP-17-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Emily000390158158 Re-Os molybdenite560-9-1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Emily000391151151 Re-Os molybdenite560-9-2  MolybdeniteMolybdenite 64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanLi et al. (1996) G42_261 
Kristen001974151151151 mineralization age     W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen001975153.4153.4153.4 mineralization age     W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Kristen002252158130158-130Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite W, Sn, Mo, Bi64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuan DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
MD43_375-00003154.5147.5151.0±3.5        64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 
MD43_375-00009163.2158.4160.8±2.4Sm-Nd garnet, diopside     64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuanYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 
Mo-00292158130158–130Re-Os molybdenite   Molybdenite Mo64765Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaShizhuyuan MineZhang et al. (2005)10.1007/s00126-004-0451-yMD39_960 

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