Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baocun Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 135087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baocun Au Deposit, Shizishan Ore Field, Tongling, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°55'40"N
Longitude: 117°55'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.927777777778,117.92361111111

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
Copper	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Kobellite	Lillianite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Pavonite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Emplectite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greigite ()*	Gustavite ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Maldonite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pavonite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Kobellite Lillianite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Pavonite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

37 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	145	66	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	3419
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	66	9052
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	145	66	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	145	66	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	145	66	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	145	66	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	145	66	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	66	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	27198
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	145	66	344
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	145	66	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	4135
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	145	66	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	145	66	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	145	66	30554
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	145	66	62
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	145	66	113
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	145	66	104
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	14899
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	145	66	88
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	66	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	2349
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	145	66	72
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	66	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	145	66	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	145	66	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	2562

10 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	Age from other Locality	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			Yes				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		Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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
Chen2007tbl01-37	145	66	Cretaceous					Yes		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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