Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Guizhou, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 558
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 701
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-701.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guizhou, China": 311
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 228

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Anshun
Bijie
Guiyang
Liupanshui
Qiandongnan
Qiannan
Qianxi'nan
Tongren
Zunyi

Latitude: 26°42'41"N
Longitude: 106°43'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.711388888889,106.72194444444

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	Ajoite	Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic
Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Berthierite	Brannerite	Brookite	Calcite	Cetineite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite
Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diamond	Diaspore	Djerfisherite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Hopeite	Iron	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Milarite	Millerite
Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Palygorskite	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scacchite	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tridymite	Ullmannite	Valleriite	Wurtzite	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 Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti Tl U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H Li O Pb S Sb Se Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Ajoite Allophane Alum Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic
Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bastnäsite Berthierite Brannerite Brookite Calcite Cetineite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corrensite Corundum Covellite
Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diamond Diaspore Djerfisherite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite
Hopeite Iron Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Milarite Millerite
Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Palygorskite Pentlandite
Perovskite Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Scacchite Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur
Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tridymite Ullmannite Valleriite Wurtzite Zircon

203 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*
Alum-(K) ()*	Aluminium ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bismite ()*
Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Caswellsilverite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*
Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinoenstatite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cookeite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Creedite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Descloizite ()*
Diamond ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djerfisherite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Evansite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*
Ferrihydrite ()*	Ferroselite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*	Getchellite ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Greigite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hawleyite ()*
Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hopeite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Imhofite ()*	Iron ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Jordisite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Lanmuchangite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lorándite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mercury ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Millerite ()*	Moissanite ()*	Moluranite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Monteponite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mopungite ()*	Moschellandsbergite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Navajoite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Nierite ()*	Niningerite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Oldhamite ()*	Opal ()*
Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Otavite ()*	Ottensite ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Perryite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Příbramite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raguinite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rectorite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Roedderite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sasaite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sulvanite ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*
Tyuyamunite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Valentinite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vernadite ()*	Violarite ()*
Wakabayashilite ()*	Willemite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Zinc ()*	Zincite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	100	100	1	38718	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	100	2	38710,38976	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			7	38927,38928,38930,38931,38932,38945,38976	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	558	518	9	38686,38742,38793,38866,38867,38929,38951,38978,38980	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	38866	470
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	92
Aluminium ()*	Copper	Al			1	38845	27
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	541	521	24	38728,38731,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38749,38752,38762,38793,38845,38867,38871,38885,38888,38903,38961,38970,38971,38972	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	100	100	7	38691,38693,38695,38700,38718,38724,38806	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	38962	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			11	38683,38761,38793,38796,38806,38840,38851,38856,38861,38890,38903	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	38742	1036
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃			1	38736	7
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	38750,38938	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	100	1	38718	58
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			2	38856,38903	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	260	235	2	38845,38882	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	558	235	36	38776,38778,38788,38789,38791,38793,38796,38808,38814,38815,38828,38840,38845,38846,38849,38851,38852,38853,38856,38861,38866,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910,38939,38951,38978	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	38959	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	100	100	3	38710,38866,38951	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	558	100	67	38672,38679,38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38700,38701,38705,38718,38724,38728,38736,38759,38761,38766,38767,38768,38769,38778,38784,38799,38803,38806,38809,38811,38823,38824,38826,38840,38845,38848,38851,38856,38859,38860,38861,38866,38867,38872,38882,38888,38890,38903,38910,38927,38928,38930,38931,38932,38933,38936,38939,38944,38945,38948,38949,38953,38962,38965,38966,38972,38978,38980	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	100	100	2	38694,38720	304
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	100	0		132
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	38793	343
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	38851	214
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	100	100	11	38720,38731,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38972	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	558	100	7	38710,38742,38761,38868,38888,38951,38978	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	558	518	1	38978	248
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			2	38961,38972	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	558	100	102	38679,38682,38685,38687,38688,38690,38691,38692,38693,38694,38695,38699,38700,38705,38709,38711,38712,38713,38714,38718,38720,38724,38726,38728,38733,38736,38752,38759,38761,38762,38766,38767,38768,38769,38774,38778,38779,38793,38794,38796,38805,38808,38809,38814,38818,38823,38824,38826,38828,38832,38834,38840,38845,38846,38848,38849,38851,38854,38856,38859,38861,38866,38867,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910,38920,38927,38928,38930,38931,38932,38933,38936,38937,38939,38940,38944,38945,38948,38951,38957,38959,38962,38966,38968,38972,38973,38976,38978	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	38866	88
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	38918,38951	5171
Caswellsilverite ()*	Scacchite	NaCrS₂			1	38742	5
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	541	521	1	38728	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	100	100	15	38685,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38718,38724,38766,38769,38806	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			2	38866,38962	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	100	100	8	38705,38711,38712,38713,38714,38761,38884,38962	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	558	100	41	38683,38686,38690,38691,38693,38695,38698,38700,38705,38710,38718,38724,38736,38742,38761,38772,38774,38775,38776,38789,38793,38809,38811,38814,38818,38840,38845,38851,38852,38856,38859,38866,38885,38888,38890,38898,38909,38918,38951,38972,38978	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			1	38793	162
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			3	38970,38971,38972	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	100	100	1	38718	1382
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	260	235	1	38882	6
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	260	235	32	38736,38778,38779,38793,38825,38832,38839,38840,38845,38846,38848,38856,38861,38882,38886,38888,38890,38891,38893,38901,38903,38910,38920,38925,38938,38939,38940,38942,38944,38946,38962,38972	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			1	38736	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			2	38963,38972	1756
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	38742	94
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	38951	1025
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	558	100	0		181
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	100	100	6	38711,38712,38713,38714,38845,38972	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	558	518	3	38845,38962,38978	4165
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O			1	38866	48
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	38976	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	100	100	1	38710	2970
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	38742	157
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	38766	378
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	38742	697
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	100	100	15	38720,38731,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38749,38961,38970,38971,38972	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	235	5	38845,38851,38866,38882,38972	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	38742	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl			1	38742	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	558	100	84	38685,38686,38687,38689,38690,38691,38692,38693,38695,38696,38698,38700,38701,38705,38709,38718,38724,38726,38728,38735,38752,38759,38762,38766,38767,38768,38769,38774,38778,38779,38793,38794,38805,38806,38809,38818,38823,38824,38826,38828,38830,38845,38848,38851,38853,38856,38859,38860,38861,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38898,38901,38903,38909,38914,38920,38927,38928,38929,38930,38931,38932,38933,38936,38938,38939,38940,38942,38944,38945,38946,38957,38959,38962,38966,38970,38972,38976,38978,38979	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	38742	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	100	100	7	38718,38749,38776,38845,38867,38951,38966	8173
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O	558	518	1	38978	56
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O			1	38866	66
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	38888	86
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂			1	38736	51
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	100	2	38694,38720	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	541	521	4	38682,38728,38809,38830	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	100	100	34	38677,38691,38693,38695,38700,38710,38724,38736,38759,38764,38766,38769,38840,38845,38846,38848,38851,38860,38866,38867,38871,38884,38890,38893,38901,38903,38910,38914,38933,38936,38948,38951,38962,38966	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	38742	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	100	100	1	38718	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	558	100	66	38674,38683,38687,38688,38689,38691,38692,38693,38695,38697,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38709,38716,38718,38719,38722,38724,38725,38726,38736,38759,38761,38766,38767,38768,38769,38772,38774,38776,38791,38794,38796,38805,38806,38809,38814,38818,38828,38832,38840,38845,38851,38856,38858,38859,38885,38888,38890,38903,38922,38923,38933,38936,38937,38939,38944,38948,38951,38962,38966,38972,38978	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O			1	38866	68
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	260	235	1	38879	19
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			13	38731,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38749,38866,38867,38972	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	260	100	15	38683,38693,38696,38700,38724,38761,38766,38798,38845,38867,38882,38885,38888,38903,38972	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	558	518	31	38772,38776,38786,38788,38789,38791,38793,38796,38808,38810,38812,38814,38815,38840,38845,38849,38852,38853,38860,38861,38867,38869,38884,38885,38888,38898,38901,38909,38910,38916,38978	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	38742	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	541	521	1	38828	717
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄			1	38742	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	558	100	16	38684,38718,38750,38752,38761,38762,38845,38851,38861,38866,38882,38903,38926,38962,38972,38978	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	409
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	38976	350
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	541	521	1	38828	62
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	558	518	1	38978	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	100	100	25	38696,38723,38731,38736,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38761,38776,38794,38865,38867,38876,38884,38885,38888,38903,38961,38972,38976	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	541	100	12	38685,38691,38692,38693,38695,38700,38701,38718,38724,38769,38828,38966	1689
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	100	100	1	38718	29
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	100	100	14	38685,38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38724,38761,38806	1066
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄			1	38742	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	38866,38867	5433
Imhofite ()*	None	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	260	235	1	38882	2
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			2	38742,38845	1089
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	38933,38936	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	260	235	7	38685,38793,38845,38866,38882,38888,38972	2228
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	558	518	3	38890,38921,38979	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	260	100	43	38683,38694,38705,38720,38731,38733,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38749,38752,38762,38778,38780,38793,38845,38849,38851,38856,38860,38865,38866,38867,38868,38871,38872,38882,38885,38886,38888,38901,38903,38961,38966,38970,38971,38972,38976	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	38793	230
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			6	38927,38928,38930,38931,38932,38945	234
Lanmuchangite ()*	Alum	TlAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	260	235	1	38882	2
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	100	100	2	38710,38793	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	38972	581
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	260	235	2	38882,38888	15
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	38972	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			11	38686,38776,38845,38866,38867,38884,38885,38888,38901,38972,38976	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	100	100	8	38705,38711,38712,38713,38714,38724,38761,38951	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	558	100	29	38691,38693,38695,38700,38707,38724,38752,38762,38793,38814,38828,38840,38845,38851,38856,38861,38866,38882,38885,38888,38890,38898,38901,38909,38910,38933,38936,38962,38978	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	260	235	1	38882	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			3	38778,38861,38944	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			3	38848,38939,38944	255
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	38866	182
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	558	518	2	38978,38979	1066
Moissanite ()*	Wurtzite	SiC			1	38742	57
Moluranite ()*	None	H₄U⁴⁺(UO₂)₃(MoO₄)₇·18H₂O			1	38891	6
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	38845	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	558	518	1	38978	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)	558	518	1	38978	38
Monteponite ()*	None	CdO	541	521	1	38828	5
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			4	38845,38867,38903,38972	1508
Mopungite ()*	Perovskite	NaSb⁵⁺(OH)₆			1	38866	8
Moschellandsbergite ()*	None	Ag₂Hg₃	100	100	1	38718	24
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	558	235	44	38682,38728,38733,38749,38774,38776,38778,38789,38791,38793,38796,38808,38809,38814,38818,38823,38824,38826,38840,38845,38849,38851,38856,38860,38861,38866,38867,38871,38882,38885,38888,38890,38898,38903,38909,38924,38948,38951,38970,38971,38972,38976,38978,38980	17380
Navajoite ()*	Ajoite	(V⁵⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₀O₂₄·12H₂O			1	38817	11
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			1	38736	633
Nierite ()*	None	Si₃N₄			1	38742	7
Niningerite ()*	Rocksalt	MgS			1	38742	28
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x			1	38976	121
Oldhamite ()*	Rocksalt	CaS			1	38742	58
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	38871	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	260	235	21	38736,38778,38832,38840,38845,38846,38851,38854,38856,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38893,38901,38903,38920,38944,38962	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	38867	2349
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	541	521	1	38828	25
Ottensite ()*	Cetineite	Na₃(Sb₂O₃)₃(SbS₃)·3H₂O			1	38866	2
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	38682	306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	558	518	2	38978,38980	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	558	518	2	38978,38979	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	558	518	2	38851,38978	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	38742	495
Perryite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)₈(Si,P)₃			1	38742	25
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	260	235	1	38882	265
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	260	235	1	38882	99
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	38761	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	100	100	1	38718	716
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	558	518	2	38978,38979	131
Příbramite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbSe₂	100	100	0		2
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	558	100	116	38682,38686,38687,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38696,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38707,38709,38711,38712,38713,38716,38718,38724,38726,38728,38731,38733,38736,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38752,38759,38761,38762,38766,38769,38773,38774,38776,38778,38788,38789,38791,38793,38794,38796,38805,38806,38808,38809,38811,38814,38815,38818,38823,38824,38826,38828,38832,38840,38845,38846,38849,38851,38852,38853,38854,38856,38859,38860,38861,38866,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38886,38888,38890,38891,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910,38927,38928,38930,38931,38932,38933,38936,38939,38944,38945,38948,38951,38954,38959,38961,38962,38966,38972,38976,38978,38979,38980	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			6	38761,38867,38928,38972,38973,38976	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	38692	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	38793	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	38769,38793,38845,38851,38951	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	558	100	110	38679,38682,38683,38687,38691,38692,38693,38694,38695,38698,38700,38701,38705,38709,38711,38712,38713,38714,38718,38720,38724,38728,38733,38736,38752,38761,38762,38766,38767,38768,38769,38772,38774,38775,38776,38778,38779,38786,38788,38789,38791,38793,38794,38796,38801,38806,38808,38809,38810,38812,38814,38818,38823,38824,38826,38828,38830,38832,38833,38840,38845,38846,38848,38849,38851,38853,38854,38856,38859,38860,38861,38865,38866,38867,38868,38871,38872,38876,38881,38882,38884,38885,38888,38890,38891,38893,38901,38903,38910,38916,38927,38928,38929,38930,38931,38932,38939,38940,38942,38944,38945,38946,38948,38951,38962,38966,38972,38976,38978,38980	61156
Raguinite ()*	None	TlFeS₂	260	235	1	38882	4
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	541	235	24	38778,38779,38793,38828,38832,38840,38845,38846,38851,38854,38856,38882,38885,38888,38890,38893,38898,38901,38903,38909,38910,38920,38944,38962	712
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	38682	49
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			12	38687,38927,38928,38929,38930,38931,38932,38943,38945,38973,38974,38976	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	38976	969
Roedderite ()*	Milarite	KNaMg₂(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀			1	38742	30
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	558	518	14	38733,38749,38752,38762,38840,38845,38868,38903,38951,38961,38970,38971,38972,38978	5614
Sasaite ()*	None	Al₆(PO₄)₅(OH)₃·36H₂O	558	518	1	38978	11
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	260	235	3	38793,38882,38951	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	38742	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	260	235	2	38845,38882	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			1	38866	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	100	100	22	38686,38690,38691,38693,38695,38696,38700,38718,38723,38724,38761,38767,38768,38769,38793,38798,38845,38890,38933,38936,38961,38972	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	558	518	1	38978	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	541	100	3	38702,38718,38828	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	541	100	18	38685,38688,38691,38692,38693,38695,38698,38699,38700,38701,38718,38724,38766,38769,38794,38806,38828,38962	2473
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)			1	38742	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	558	100	77	38674,38683,38687,38688,38689,38691,38692,38693,38695,38697,38698,38699,38700,38701,38705,38709,38716,38718,38719,38722,38724,38725,38726,38728,38736,38742,38759,38761,38766,38767,38768,38769,38772,38774,38776,38789,38791,38793,38794,38796,38805,38806,38809,38811,38814,38818,38828,38840,38845,38851,38856,38858,38859,38860,38861,38872,38884,38885,38888,38890,38903,38922,38923,38933,38936,38937,38939,38944,38948,38951,38957,38959,38962,38966,38972,38978,38980	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	38742	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			2	38793,38866	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	541	521	38	38736,38778,38779,38793,38801,38823,38824,38825,38826,38828,38838,38840,38845,38846,38849,38851,38856,38860,38861,38864,38865,38866,38867,38871,38872,38876,38881,38884,38888,38893,38901,38903,38910,38940,38944,38951,38962,38972	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	260	235	4	38750,38845,38866,38882	2045
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	558	518	1	38978	48
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	260	235	2	38761,38882	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	558	518	2	38888,38978	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	100	100	1	38710	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	100	100	7	38690,38705,38718,38772,38793,38951,38966	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	558	518	3	38736,38944,38978	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			3	38733,38749,38972	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	38951	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	100	1	38710	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	38742	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	38742	1044
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			1	38760	628
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	38736	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			4	38736,38760,38890,38957	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	558	518	2	38978,38980	106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			5	38750,38793,38845,38866,38962	369
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	558	518	1	38978	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			3	38693,38700,38766	605
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	541	521	1	38728	301
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O			1	38973	65
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	558	518	2	38736,38978	380
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄			2	38832,38856	16
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	558	100	0		303
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			1	38761	251
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	38698	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	541	521	2	38769,38828	372
Zinc ()*	None	Zn			1	38845	52
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	541	521	1	38828	98
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			18	38731,38733,38738,38739,38740,38741,38744,38746,38747,38748,38749,38752,38762,38814,38845,38903,38961,38972	5251

12 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
sedcu-00354	100	100	Cretaceous							Cu	187329	Weining Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Weining	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
ree-00314	541	495	Cambrian								216542	Zhijin Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Zhijin	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
ree-00313	541	521	Early Cambrian								157955	Xinhua P-REE Deposit, Zhijin Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China	Xinhua	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
sedexmvt-00104	541	521	Early Cambrian		host rock age						52711	Niujiaotang Cd-Zn Deposit, Duyun Co., Qiannan, Guizhou, China	Niujiaotang	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
Hg-00058	260	235		Fossils					Christite, Cinnabar	Hg	13580	Lanmuchang Tl-Hg Deposit, Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China		Zhang et al. (2000a); Zhang et al. (2000b)
Mo-00363	556	526	541±15	Re-Os		molybdenite	HJW-1-1	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00364	555	527	541±14	Re-Os		molybdenite	HJW-1-3	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00365	556	526	541±15	Re-Os		molybdenite	HJW-2-3	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00366	550	518	534±16	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZHL-7	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00367	554	524	539±15	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZHL-7-1	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00368	558	524	541±17	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZHL-7-2	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051
Mo-00369	557	525	541±16	Re-Os		molybdenite	ZHL-7-3	Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite	Mo	156803	Huangjiawan Mine, Zunyi Ni-Mo-PGE-Au Ore Field, Zunyi Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China	Huangjiawan Mine, Guizhou	Mao et al. (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.5.1051	EG97_1051

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070115	Qinglong Coal Field, Qinglong Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China	https://rruff.info/R070115
R110055	Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan, Guizhou, China	https://rruff.info/R110055

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