Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 942
Youngest recorded age at locality: 212.4

mindat Locality ID: 698
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-698.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gansu, China": 329
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 253

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Baiyin
Dingxi
Gannan
Jinchang
Jiuquan
Lanzhou
Linxia
Longnan
Pingliang
Tianshui
Wuwei
Zhangye

Latitude: 36°21'18"N
Longitude: 103°2'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.355,103.03694444444

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Botryogen	Bournonite	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper
Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Djerfisherite	Edingtonite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Humite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lawsonite	Lepidocrocite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Owyheeite	Palygorskite	Pentlandite	Phenakite	Polybasite	Potarite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz
Tungstite	Ullmannite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite	Zircon

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 Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H K Na O Si U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite
Atacamite Autunite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Botryogen Bournonite Braunite Brucite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper
Corrensite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Djerfisherite Edingtonite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Halotrichite Humite Kaolinite Kobellite Lawsonite Lepidocrocite
Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Owyheeite Palygorskite Pentlandite Phenakite Polybasite Potarite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz
Tungstite Ullmannite Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zinkenite Zircon

225 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Alabandite ()*
Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Antimony ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurostibite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Berzelianite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Boltwoodite ()*
Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*
Celsian ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcostibite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohedrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crocoite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cymrite ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edingtonite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferroselite ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Froodite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Geocronite ()*	Geversite ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Humite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jaskólskiite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kotulskite ()*	Kullerudite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laitakarite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lautite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Lead ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maslovite ()*
Maucherite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*
Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Muthmannite ()*	Nickel ()*	Nickeline ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Owyheeite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Plagionite ()*	Platinum ()*
Polybasite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Powellite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Retgersite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Smythite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*
Stibarsen ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sudburyite ()*
Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tephroite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*
Thorite ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Violarite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zinkenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	515	445	6	37514,37517,37595,37599,37700,37785	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	346	15	37523,37575,37599,37605,37607,37626,37631,37654,37668,37688,37748,37785,37822,37829,37833	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	37799	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	37799	286
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	37599	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	750	212.4	35	37513,37523,37527,37534,37536,37550,37560,37577,37593,37598,37599,37600,37607,37612,37617,37618,37626,37632,37638,37649,37654,37666,37688,37689,37691,37700,37722,37726,37748,37801,37820,37824,37829,37831,37833	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			3	37540,37544,37555	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	37605	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	942	792	2	37575,37785	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244.5	242	1	37644	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			3	37654,37691,37726	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	528	414	2	37605,37829	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	528	414	6	37595,37693,37792,37829,37833,37834	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	393	346	1	37688	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	750	342	20	37517,37534,37536,37595,37599,37662,37683,37687,37689,37691,37701,37726,37748,37752,37765,37768,37792,37817,37820,37830	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	942	792	3	37519,37575,37593	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	750	750	1	37794	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	942	792	1	37575	708
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃			1	37555	7
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	37550	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	37562,37824	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	942	242	64	37511,37517,37532,37533,37534,37535,37536,37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37561,37567,37569,37575,37595,37599,37600,37603,37610,37617,37621,37623,37629,37637,37638,37644,37654,37666,37677,37686,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37700,37701,37704,37708,37715,37717,37722,37723,37726,37744,37745,37750,37752,37753,37758,37761,37762,37764,37766,37772,37779,37782,37785,37790,37792,37829	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	515	515	2	37511,37626	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	942	792	2	37575,37593	2060
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	37555	73
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	37555	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	528	414	14	37511,37527,37536,37560,37610,37616,37618,37626,37667,37691,37829,37833,37834,37836	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	750	242	40	37512,37513,37514,37517,37533,37534,37536,37543,37553,37555,37560,37561,37569,37573,37577,37595,37631,37640,37644,37654,37665,37667,37668,37687,37688,37689,37693,37701,37726,37752,37760,37761,37762,37765,37766,37768,37772,37799,37820,37833	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	37654	4286
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)			1	37555	66
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	942	414	3	37575,37785,37829	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	528	212.4	6	37511,37632,37638,37654,37785,37829	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	37638	716
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			1	37555	195
Boltwoodite ()*	None	(K,Na)(UO₂)(SiO₃OH)·1.5H₂O	942	212.4	0		67
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	835	342	30	37512,37513,37514,37517,37525,37536,37547,37555,37575,37600,37604,37623,37626,37662,37667,37687,37700,37709,37712,37721,37726,37790,37799,37813,37820,37821,37829,37830,37833,37834	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	515	342	8	37511,37599,37688,37689,37700,37752,37764,37792	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	393	346	3	37536,37688,37752	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			2	37611,37641	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			2	37583,37593	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			2	37519,37607	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	942	212.4	86	37511,37517,37532,37533,37534,37536,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562,37567,37569,37575,37577,37584,37586,37588,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612,37617,37623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37638,37641,37644,37645,37649,37654,37666,37667,37683,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37700,37701,37704,37722,37726,37744,37752,37753,37758,37759,37761,37762,37764,37765,37768,37772,37779,37780,37782,37783,37787,37790,37792,37794,37799,37813,37820,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,37836	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	528	212.4	7	37510,37600,37632,37638,37643,37654,37829	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	393	346	2	37536,37688	1252
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	393	342	1	37689	100
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	528	346	14	37536,37595,37604,37610,37612,37624,37638,37688,37693,37700,37792,37829,37833,37834	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	515	515	7	37512,37513,37540,37610,37616,37664,37813	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	835	414	28	37512,37513,37525,37527,37536,37550,37555,37575,37595,37600,37616,37618,37623,37626,37638,37667,37700,37721,37782,37785,37790,37794,37820,37821,37829,37830,37833,37834	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	835	212.4	92	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,37525,37536,37547,37550,37553,37555,37560,37575,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37626,37630,37631,37632,37637,37638,37644,37654,37662,37666,37667,37672,37673,37677,37678,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37695,37696,37700,37701,37704,37708,37709,37712,37722,37726,37744,37745,37748,37752,37758,37764,37765,37768,37776,37779,37780,37782,37783,37787,37790,37792,37794,37799,37801,37811,37813,37820,37821,37822,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,37836	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			1	37536	162
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	244.5	242	1	37644	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	942	792	3	37575,37583,37668	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	37668	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	515	242	18	37511,37532,37543,37555,37556,37560,37561,37569,37644,37689,37702,37704,37708,37717,37722,37723,37766,37779	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			1	37555	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	942	792	2	37575,37583	1756
Clinohedrite ()*	None	CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O			1	37555	6
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	942	792	4	37575,37595,37650,37824	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	942	792	2	37536,37575	966
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			1	37536	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	515	515	10	37512,37513,37527,37536,37616,37626,37667,37758,37830,37833	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	528	414	6	37603,37691,37726,37792,37829,37834	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	750	414	20	37536,37547,37550,37555,37595,37604,37610,37618,37626,37638,37662,37666,37700,37782,37785,37790,37820,37822,37829,37833	4165
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	445	445	1	37517	81
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	835	515	2	37511,37575	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	2970
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O	393	342	1	37689	46
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	37555	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			3	37612,37638,37785	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	942	346	19	37547,37548,37575,37583,37593,37599,37600,37605,37624,37649,37654,37668,37688,37752,37753,37799,37806,37818,37829	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	835	819	1	37575	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	942	342	36	37511,37532,37534,37536,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562,37575,37584,37586,37588,37595,37599,37600,37603,37610,37624,37649,37666,37687,37688,37689,37700,37701,37752,37753,37765,37768,37819,37820,37822,37829,37834	9895
Edingtonite ()*	Edingtonite	Ba(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·4H₂O			1	37599	26
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	942	792	2	37575,37593	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	942	212.4	38	37517,37527,37546,37575,37595,37598,37600,37605,37607,37617,37618,37626,37631,37632,37635,37649,37654,37688,37700,37709,37712,37717,37748,37752,37758,37764,37776,37787,37788,37790,37801,37813,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,37836	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			1	37555	163
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			2	37638,37654	551
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂			1	37555	51
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	528	212.4	22	37533,37543,37555,37569,37579,37599,37603,37632,37638,37654,37687,37688,37752,37753,37761,37762,37764,37772,37799,37805,37829,37835	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	37631	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	393	342	3	37687,37689,37691	663
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	832	832	1	37575	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	750	212.4	87	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37525,37532,37535,37536,37547,37550,37553,37555,37577,37590,37591,37595,37599,37600,37601,37604,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37619,37621,37622,37624,37626,37630,37632,37635,37637,37638,37644,37649,37653,37654,37671,37674,37677,37681,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37695,37696,37700,37701,37704,37708,37722,37723,37726,37735,37744,37745,37752,37753,37758,37764,37765,37766,37768,37772,37776,37779,37780,37782,37783,37784,37785,37790,37792,37794,37799,37801,37811,37829,37833,37834	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄			1	37536	192
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃			1	37536	133
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂	832	832	1	37575	38
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	37824,37830	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	515	445	10	37512,37513,37517,37527,37536,37555,37602,37638,37700,37766	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	942	242	95	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37521,37527,37530,37532,37534,37535,37536,37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37555,37560,37561,37563,37567,37568,37569,37575,37590,37591,37595,37599,37601,37602,37603,37604,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37629,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,37646,37662,37666,37671,37677,37686,37689,37690,37691,37700,37704,37707,37708,37711,37715,37716,37722,37723,37726,37732,37733,37734,37744,37745,37747,37749,37750,37752,37753,37758,37759,37762,37764,37766,37779,37780,37782,37783,37785,37786,37787,37788,37792,37801	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	750	445	7	37510,37603,37624,37649,37722,37726,37820	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	528	414	2	37654,37829	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	515	346	15	37512,37513,37514,37517,37536,37555,37562,37595,37599,37600,37666,37683,37688,37693,37726	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	37562	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	515	515	2	37512,37513	409
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	528	414	1	37829	741
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	218.2	212.4	1	37632	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	942	242	50	37512,37513,37523,37527,37535,37536,37541,37550,37560,37561,37575,37577,37595,37599,37600,37604,37616,37623,37626,37630,37640,37644,37646,37649,37693,37698,37704,37708,37709,37711,37712,37717,37722,37723,37726,37744,37748,37758,37776,37779,37792,37794,37811,37813,37819,37820,37829,37830,37833,37834	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	393	346	1	37688	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	942	792	2	37575,37785	804
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	37638	469
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂			1	37605	80
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	37626	49
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	942	750	9	37575,37593,37600,37631,37747,37752,37790,37820,37833	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	832	832	1	37575	154
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	37536,37764	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	515	242	23	37512,37513,37595,37607,37610,37612,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37631,37638,37644,37646,37649,37664,37666,37688,37704,37726,37782,37792	2228
Jaskólskiite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu_xPb_2+x(Sb,Bi)_2-xS₅ (x ≈ 0.15)			1	37700	15
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	528	212.4	37	37517,37532,37534,37535,37536,37547,37548,37550,37555,37560,37574,37577,37590,37591,37595,37598,37618,37623,37626,37632,37691,37704,37722,37726,37744,37745,37752,37758,37759,37782,37785,37790,37792,37799,37801,37829,37834	5591
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	832	832	1	37575	116
Kullerudite ()*	Marcasite	NiSe₂			1	37555	3
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	37654	1507
Laitakarite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄(Se,S)₃	942	792	1	37575	30
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	37790	1271
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS			1	37555	32
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	37824	121
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	37561	192
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	37638	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	37536	581
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	835	819	1	37575	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	238
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	37668	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	942	792	6	37575,37593,37610,37618,37631,37668	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	942	212.4	59	37513,37517,37523,37525,37532,37534,37536,37560,37561,37573,37575,37583,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37604,37605,37612,37616,37623,37624,37626,37630,37631,37632,37638,37639,37640,37644,37649,37654,37663,37668,37673,37677,37709,37711,37712,37722,37726,37744,37747,37748,37752,37758,37776,37782,37790,37794,37817,37819,37820,37824,37829,37830,37833,37834	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	750	242	39	37511,37517,37523,37527,37536,37547,37560,37595,37599,37600,37603,37604,37607,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37626,37631,37638,37644,37654,37662,37666,37667,37691,37782,37790,37792,37813,37820,37822,37829,37833,37834,37836	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	37665	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	942	342	21	37533,37550,37555,37575,37599,37654,37677,37687,37688,37689,37693,37701,37726,37752,37761,37762,37764,37772,37785,37790,37792	5674
Maslovite ()*	Pyrite	PtBiTe	832	832	1	37575	23
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	835	819	1	37575	161
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	515	515	5	37512,37513,37595,37654,37664	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	835	819	2	37536,37575	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	832	832	1	37575	155
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	37555	255
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	832	832	1	37575	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			4	37562,37650,37790,37811	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	835	819	1	37575	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	37638	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	528	212.4	15	37536,37555,37597,37598,37605,37626,37632,37638,37654,37691,37790,37811,37816,37827,37829	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	37638	140
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	832	832	1	37575	133
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			5	37555,37574,37595,37600,37752	1508
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)			1	37626	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	750	215	97	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37527,37530,37532,37534,37535,37536,37543,37547,37548,37550,37555,37560,37562,37574,37583,37590,37591,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37607,37608,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37638,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,37666,37677,37683,37686,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37700,37701,37704,37708,37709,37712,37722,37723,37726,37733,37744,37745,37748,37750,37752,37753,37758,37759,37764,37765,37768,37776,37779,37782,37785,37787,37790,37792,37794,37801,37811,37813,37820,37824,37829,37833,37834	17380
Muthmannite ()*	None	AuAgTe₂			1	37536	7
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni			1	37536	57
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	835	819	1	37575	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	244.5	242	3	37544,37605,37644	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			7	37543,37555,37560,37561,37569,37708,37752	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			6	37623,37650,37683,37790,37799,37801	2349
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	393	342	1	37689	89
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	37683	306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	835	342	4	37536,37555,37575,37689	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	835	819	3	37575,37593,37631	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			2	37536,37785	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	942	750	2	37575,37794	2273
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇			1	37536	100
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	832	832	1	37575	485
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	393	342	1	37689	716
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			1	37555	131
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			2	37598,37638	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	37631	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	393	342	3	37599,37618,37689	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	942	212.4	133	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,37525,37530,37532,37533,37534,37535,37536,37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37563,37567,37569,37575,37577,37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37602,37603,37604,37605,37607,37609,37610,37611,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,37666,37668,37671,37672,37673,37674,37677,37678,37681,37686,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37700,37701,37704,37707,37708,37709,37712,37715,37717,37722,37723,37726,37733,37744,37745,37748,37749,37750,37752,37753,37758,37759,37761,37762,37764,37765,37766,37768,37772,37776,37779,37780,37782,37783,37786,37787,37788,37790,37792,37794,37799,37801,37811,37813,37819,37820,37821,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,37836	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			6	37611,37624,37641,37665,37752,37790	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	528	242	7	37595,37626,37644,37677,37752,37790,37829	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	942	242	44	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37523,37550,37555,37560,37575,37593,37595,37599,37601,37610,37616,37624,37631,37644,37654,37672,37673,37677,37678,37687,37688,37689,37691,37701,37722,37723,37726,37752,37758,37765,37768,37785,37790,37792,37794,37820,37829,37830	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	942	212.4	134	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,37525,37527,37532,37533,37534,37535,37536,37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562,37563,37567,37569,37574,37575,37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37640,37641,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,37665,37666,37667,37671,37672,37674,37677,37678,37683,37686,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37700,37701,37704,37708,37709,37710,37712,37715,37717,37722,37723,37726,37732,37744,37745,37748,37749,37750,37752,37753,37758,37759,37761,37762,37764,37765,37766,37768,37772,37776,37779,37780,37782,37783,37786,37787,37788,37790,37792,37794,37799,37801,37811,37813,37816,37819,37820,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,37836	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			7	37543,37555,37560,37561,37567,37569,37752	712
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	37631	55
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			5	37536,37560,37599,37603,37624	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	515	515	9	37513,37536,37550,37605,37726,37747,37752,37779,37824	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	528	212.4	14	37520,37536,37560,37598,37606,37632,37638,37654,37666,37747,37762,37790,37827,37829	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			6	37550,37595,37621,37700,37752,37753	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	750	342	17	37525,37536,37555,37560,37593,37595,37612,37618,37624,37640,37649,37663,37668,37687,37817,37819,37820	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	37664	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	942	242	20	37511,37514,37517,37536,37555,37561,37575,37599,37603,37610,37617,37644,37689,37700,37722,37723,37726,37732,37783,37785	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	528	346	5	37624,37688,37693,37829,37834	2473
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	835	819	1	37575	77
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	832	832	1	37575	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	750	212.4	89	37512,37513,37514,37515,37516,37517,37519,37523,37525,37532,37534,37536,37547,37550,37553,37555,37567,37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37603,37604,37605,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37619,37622,37624,37626,37632,37638,37644,37649,37653,37654,37672,37674,37677,37678,37681,37687,37688,37689,37691,37693,37695,37696,37700,37701,37704,37708,37722,37723,37726,37735,37744,37745,37748,37752,37758,37764,37765,37768,37772,37776,37779,37780,37782,37783,37784,37785,37790,37792,37794,37799,37813,37820,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,37836	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	942	792	4	37575,37583,37631,37668	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	515	515	1	37511	668
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs			1	37621	48
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	832	832	1	37575	75
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	942	242	35	37532,37533,37534,37535,37536,37543,37548,37550,37552,37555,37556,37560,37561,37563,37569,37575,37618,37621,37629,37644,37687,37689,37697,37701,37722,37723,37726,37752,37753,37758,37761,37762,37764,37765,37768	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	37833	332
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	832	832	1	37575	46
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	942	792	8	37575,37583,37593,37610,37631,37668,37691,37822	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	942	792	1	37575	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	942	792	3	37575,37752,37785	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	515	346	11	37511,37512,37515,37516,37536,37555,37560,37618,37677,37688,37785	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	835	515	4	37512,37513,37527,37575	1101
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	37624	240
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	528	414	2	37662,37829	510
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe			1	37583	66
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	750	342	30	37511,37515,37516,37523,37525,37527,37536,37550,37555,37595,37599,37600,37618,37621,37677,37687,37689,37700,37701,37726,37748,37752,37765,37768,37785,37790,37820,37821,37830,37833	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	37577	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	37654	1006
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe			1	37555	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			10	37577,37593,37600,37617,37631,37654,37752,37790,37799,37833	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	218.2	212.4	1	37632	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			2	37544,37555	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	346	13	37534,37575,37595,37600,37605,37624,37631,37649,37654,37688,37794,37829,37833	2562
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	37550	66
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	942	792	1	37575	1044
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	528	414	1	37829	118
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			2	37540,37544	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			4	37555,37577,37647,37811	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			1	37555	106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			3	37532,37550,37618	369
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	835	819	1	37575	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	445	445	1	37517	605
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			2	37555,37806	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	528	414	3	37605,37654,37829	1395
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	835	819	2	37575,37631	380
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	37693	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	528	414	5	37547,37548,37600,37654,37829	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			3	37595,37638,37799	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			3	37744,37799,37811	939
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂			2	37536,37752	228
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	750	750	10	37550,37561,37707,37711,37726,37752,37753,37811,37820,37833	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			8	37593,37598,37605,37668,37801,37824,37832,37836	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_691	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

40 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	Age Notes
vms-00422	515	515	Middle Cambrian							S	144957	Zheyaoshan Mine, Baiyinchang Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Zheyaoshan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00408	515	515	Middle Cambrian							S	144964	Shiqingdong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Shiqingdong	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00409	515	515	Middle Cambrian							S	144966	Sigequan Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Sigequan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00418	445	445	Late Ordovician							S	144955	Xiaotieshan Zn-Pb-Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Baiyinchang Ore Field, Baiyin District, Baiyin, Gansu, China	Xiaotieshan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
CG247_401-00003	942	792	867±75	Re-Os							52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan Cu–Ni	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
CSB49_420-001	835	819	827±8	206Pb/238U		zircon	03JC-04	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan Cu–Ni	Li et al. (2004)	10.1007/BF02900329	CSB49_420
EG105_1057_008	832	832	832							Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
MD45_215_0001	832.4	831.2	831.8 ± 0.6	U-Pb	host rock	baddeleyite		Baddeleyite			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan deposit	Zhang (2010)		MD45_215
MD45_3-001-001	835	831.4	833.2±1.8	206Pb/238U		zircon	1	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-002-001	833.7	831.1	832.4±1.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	2	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-003-001	833.1	830.3	831.7±1.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	3	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-004-001	832.9	830.3	831.6±1.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	4	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-005-001	832.8	829.6	831.2±1.6	206Pb/238U		zircon	5	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-006-001	832.3	829.3	830.8±1.5	206Pb/238U		zircon	6	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-007-001	828.4	824.2	826.3±2.1	206Pb/238U		zircon	7	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-008-001	828.8	826.2	827.5±1.3	206Pb/238U		baddeleyite	8	Baddeleyite			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-009	832.4	831.2	831.8±0.6	206Pb/238U	either the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretations	zircon	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-010	833.09	831.31	832.2±0.89	206Pb/238U	either the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretations	zircon	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Zircon			52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
Michelle_691	835	819	827±8		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province					Ni, Cu	52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Chen2007tbl01-61	299	252	Permian						Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite		187035	Heihushan Cu Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China	Heihushan, Anxi, Gansu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Kristen002273	218.2	215	216.6±1.6	Ar-Ar		muscovite		Muscovite			143963	Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China	Hongjianbingshan W Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002274	218	212.4	215.2±2.8	Rb-Sr							143963	Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China	Hongjianbingshan W Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002271	243.6	242	242.8±0.8	Ar-Ar		sericite					144990	Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China	Nanjinshan Au Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002272	244.5	243.9	244.2±0.3	Ar-Ar		biotite					144990	Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China	Nanjinshan Au Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
sedexmvt-00088	393	383	Middle Devonian		host rock age						190883	Bijiashan Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Bijiashan	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00150	374	342	342–374								190883	Bijiashan Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Bijiashan	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00089	393	383	Middle Devonian		host rock age						144740	Changba Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit (Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit), Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Changba-Lijiagou	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00151	389	346	346–389								144740	Changba Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit (Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit), Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Changba/Lijiagou	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00091	393	383	Middle Devonian		host rock age						144985	Dengjiashan Pb-Zn Deposit (Dengjianshan Pb-Zn Deposit), Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Dengjiashan	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00154	374	342	374–342								144985	Dengjiashan Pb-Zn Deposit (Dengjianshan Pb-Zn Deposit), Cheng Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Dengjiashan	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00102	393	383	Middle Devonian		host rock age						190884	Luoba Pb-Zn Deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Luoba	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00172	393	383	Middle Devonian								190884	Luoba Pb-Zn Deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China	Luoba	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
vms-00400	458	444	Late Ordovician								187346	Jiaolongzhang Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag Deposit, Zhuanglang Co., Pingliang, Gansu, China	Jialongzhang	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00389	750	750	Neoproterozoic (Early Paleozoic?)							S	145027	Chenjiamiao Fe-Cu Deposit, Zhangjiachuan Co., Tianshui, Gansu, China	Chenjiamiao	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00399	750	750	Neoproterozoic							S	210265	Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China	Huashugou	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
Mo-00347	458	414	436±22	Re-Os		molybdenite	XL7-1	Molybdenite		Mo	144925	Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China		Mao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9	GCA63_1815
Mo-00348	528	464	496±32	Re-Os		molybdenite	XL7-10	Molybdenite		Mo	144925	Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China		Mao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9	GCA63_1815
Mo-00349	479	445	462±17	Re-Os		molybdenite	XL7-3	Molybdenite		Mo	144925	Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China		Mao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9	GCA63_1815
Mo-00350	490	460	475±15	Re-Os		molybdenite	XL7-6	Molybdenite		Mo	144925	Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China		Mao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9	GCA63_1815
Mo-00351	488	426	457±31	Re-Os		molybdenite	XL7-7	Molybdenite		Mo	144925	Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China		Mao et al. (1999)	10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9	GCA63_1815

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