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Locality Name:
Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 135086
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135086.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Baocun Au Deposit
Chaoshan Au Deposit
Datuanshan Cu Deposit
Dongguashan Mine
Huashupu Cu-(Au) Deposit (Huashupo Cu-(Au) Deposit)
Hucun Cu-(Au) Deposit
Laoyaling Cu-Mo Deposit
Shizishan Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 30°54'51"N
Longitude: 117°53'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.914166666667,117.89194444444

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pavonite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Serpentine	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite
Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca O W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pavonite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Serpentine Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite
Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greigite ()*	Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Humite ()*	Joséite-B ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Maldonite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pavonite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	150.9	66	2	37092,37098	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	66	5	37092,37093,37094,37095,37100	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	140.5	135.5	1	37095	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	150.9	66	1	37100	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	140.5	135.5	1	37095	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	140.5	135.5	1	37095	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	150.9	66	4	37092,37093,37095,37099	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	150.9	131.1	1	37093	2060
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	145	66	1	37092	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	150.9	66	4	37092,37093,37094,37098	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	150.9	66	4	37092,37093,37094,37098	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	145	66	1	37092	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	150.9	66	2	37092,37093	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	2	37092,37095	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	285
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	236
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	150.9	66	2	37093,37098	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	150.9	66	1	37098	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	150.9	66	2	37092,37093	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	150.9	131.1	1	37093	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	150.9	66	6	37092,37093,37094,37095,37100,37101	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	150.9	66	2	37095,37098	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	145	66	1	37092	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	150.9	66	5	37092,37093,37094,37095,37101	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	150.9	66	2	37093,37098	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	140.5	135.5	1	37095	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	150.9	131.1	1	37093	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	150.9	66	6	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37101	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	150.9	66	2	37092,37093	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	150.9	66	2	37092,37093	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37096,37098,37101	30554
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	145	66	1	37092	62
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	145	66	1	37092	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	140.5	135.5	1	37095	6890
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	150.9	66	3	37092,37093,37094	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	150.9	131.1	2	37093,37095	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	150.9	66	1	37098	804
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	150.9	131.1	1	37093	66
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	80
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	142.8	134.8	1	37094	86
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	150.9	66	2	37093,37098	5591
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	150.9	131.1	1	37093	128
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	150.9	66	1	37098	249
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	1	37093	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	150.9	66	5	37092,37093,37094,37095,37099	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	1	37093	12537
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	145	66	1	37092	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	150.9	66	3	37093,37095,37099	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	150.9	66	1	37098	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	150.9	66	6	37092,37093,37094,37095,37100,37101	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	150.9	66	6	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37099	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	150.9	66	3	37092,37093,37094	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	150.9	66	1	37098	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	131.1	1	37093	313
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	145	66	1	37092	72
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	150.9	66	0		4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	150.9	66	4	37092,37093,37095,37099	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	150.9	66	1	37098	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	150.9	66	3	37092,37093,37098	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	150.9	66	1	37098	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	150.9	66	7	37092,37093,37094,37095,37098,37100,37101	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	140.5	135.5	1	37095	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	150.9	131.1	1	37093	276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	150.9	66	2	37092,37093	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	150.9	131.1	2	37093,37094	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	150.9	66	4	37092,37094,37095,37098	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	140.5	135.5	1	37095	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	150.9	131.1	2	37093,37095	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	150.9	66	4	37093,37094,37095,37101	1247

11 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
DeepDive-Co-0054	145	135	145-135	U-Pb	composite of U-Pb zircon ages of Igneous rocks within the ore field: small intrusions or dykes emplaced at intermediate to shallow depths, mainlyintermediate to felsic quartz monzodiorites, granodiorites, pyroxene monzodiorites, and adamellite porphyries						135086	Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Shizishan ore field	Xu et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.012	OGR43_347	composite of U-Pb zircon ages of Igneous rocks within the ore field: small intrusions or dykes emplaced at intermediate to shallow depths, mainlyintermediate to felsic quartz monzodiorites, granodiorites, pyroxene monzodiorites, and adamellite porphyries
Chen2007tbl01-38	145	66	Cretaceous						Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum		135087	Baocun Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Baocun, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
IGR50_392-00001	150.9	131.1	141±9.9	Re-Os		pyrrhotite		Pyrrhotite			135088	Chaoshan Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Chaoshan gold deposit	Wang et al (2008)	10.2747/0020-6814.50.4.392	IGR50_392
Mo-00260	141	137	139±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	DtsZK231-1	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00261	142.4	137.4	139.9±2.5	Re-Os		molybdenite	DtsZK231-2	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00262	142.2	137	139.6±2.6	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK231-3	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00263	141.2	134.8	138±3.2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38151	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00264	142.8	138.8	140.8±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38152	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Mo-00265	140.7	136.7	138.7±2	Re-Os		molybdenite	dtsZK38152	Molybdenite		Mo	52165	Datuanshan Cu Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Datuanshan	Mao et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001	OGR29_307
Michelle_0002	140.5	135.5	138.0±2.5	Os-Os	Age of intrusion	molybdenite	TL-7	Molybdenite	Quartz	Cu, Mo, Au	48529	Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Longhushan Cu-Au-Mo vein deposit	Sun et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.175	EG98_175	Fig. 2B, Fig. 3B
Chen2007tbl01-37	145	66	Cretaceous						Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite		135083	Shizishan Cu-Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China	Shizishan, Tongling, Anhui	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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