Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yanzidong Cu-Ag- Zn-Pb Deposit, Eastern Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63.38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60.94

mindat Locality ID: 186449
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186449.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yanzidong Cu-Ag- Zn-Pb Deposit, Eastern Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°45'0"N
Longitude: 99°18'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.75,99.3

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.

Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Aragonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 As Ba C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sb Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sb Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	63.38	60.94	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	63.38	60.94	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	63.38	60.94	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	63.38	60.94	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	63.38	60.94	9895
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	63.38	60.94	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	63.38	60.94	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	63.38	60.94	39462
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	63.38	60.94	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	63.38	60.94	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	63.38	60.94	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	63.38	60.94	5317

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run 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
	Co-00112	61.32	60.94	61.13±0.19	Ar-Ar			quartz	BYP13		Yes	Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789
	Co-00113	63.38	62.18	62.78±0.60	Ar-Ar			quartz	BYP13		Yes	Quartz			154562	Baiyangping Cu-Co-Ag Deposit, Western Ore Zone, Baiyangping Ore Field, Lanping Co., Nujiang, Yunnan, China	Baiyangping	Xue et al. (2003)	10.1007/BF02879523	SC46_789

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