Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Zhuantou'ao Mine, Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 175
Youngest recorded age at locality: 175

mindat Locality ID: 193823
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193823.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhuantou'ao Mine, Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°26'0"N
Longitude: 113°28'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.433333333333,113.46666666667
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayFluoriteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteVesuvianiteWollastonite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)175175027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO217517505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2175175027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O617517504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)217517509895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF217517509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS175175024243
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2175175017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2175175039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S817517509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2175175061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)17517504894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS175175021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)217517502562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1017517501395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO317517501247


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
MD43_375-00002175175175     Yes  225329Baiyunxian W-polymetallic Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, ChinaBaiyunxianYuan et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0166-yMD43_375 

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