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Locality Name:
Chijiadian, Rongcheng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 214
Youngest recorded age at locality: 210

mindat Locality ID: 72583
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-72583.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chijiadian, Rongcheng Co., Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°6'20"N
Longitude: 122°24'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.105555555556,122.40833333333

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: Al Ca Co Cr F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Co Cr F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCorundumGarnetHumiteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Chromite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coesite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O421421003902
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F22142100236
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S8214210082
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO2214210077
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O621421004135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62142100944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)21421001188
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42142100407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O321421005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4214210014899
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O62142100229
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22142100313
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)32142100341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2214210061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO221421005614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O421421001934



1 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
Bradley_2012_100214210212±2U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  145497Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaWeihaiMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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