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Locality Name:
Zhuojiazhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 64179
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64179.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhuojiazhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°23'30"N
Longitude: 117°43'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.391666666667,117.71805555556
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCopperCorundumFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalc

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Bezsmertnovite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tellurium  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe145660489
Bezsmertnovite  (*)None(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)1456606
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2145660361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4145660651
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21456609617
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe214566040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2145660409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31456603418
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4145660337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21456603337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe145660190


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
Chen2007tbl01-4714566Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite 64180Guilaizhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, ChinaGuilaizhuang, Pingyi, ShandongChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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