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Locality Name:
Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 187021
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187021.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit
Fenghuangshan Fe Deposit
Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe Deposit
Guli Mine
Jishan Fe Deposit
Meishan Fe Deposit
Niangniangshan
Qilinshan Fe Deposit
Taishan Mine (Daishan Mine)
Tangshan Au Deposit
Tongjing Au-Cu Deposit
Woergang Fe Deposit
Xiaowangshan Mn Deposit
Yuntaishan Mine

Latitude: 31°55'18"N
Longitude: 118°49'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.921666666667,118.83111111111

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.

Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Junoite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Junoite
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berryite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Felbertalite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Junoite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lindströmite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pekoite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wittichenite ()*
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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	123	106	1	41203	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	201	66	1	41205	315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	41215	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	123	106	5	41203,41208,41210,41211,41214	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	41208	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	2	41205,41208	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	123	106	3	41203,41208,41214	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	41208	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	201	66	3	41205,41213,41216	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	123	106	1	41203	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	123	106	1	41203	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	123	106	1	41203	11547
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	201	66	1	41205	50
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	201	66	1	41205	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	201	66	3	41203,41205,41213	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201	66	5	41203,41208,41210,41213,41214	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	123	106	1	41203	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	41215	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	66	8	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41215,41216	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	123	106	1	41203	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	123	106	1	41203	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	66	4	41205,41208,41211,41214	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	41210,41214	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	123	106	1	41203	8173
Felbertalite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	201	66	1	41205	9
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	41210	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	123	106	1	41203	9617
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	201	66	1	41205	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	66	6	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	41210	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	201	66	2	41205,41213	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	201	66	1	41205	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	41214	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)			1	41209	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201	66	8	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214,41216	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	123	106	1	41203	5433
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆	201	66	1	41205	18
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	201	66	5	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214	5591
Lindströmite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₃Cu₃Bi₇S₁₅	201	66	1	41205	38
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	41210	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	201	66	10	41203,41204,41205,41207,41208,41210,41211,41213,41214,41216	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	123	106	1	41203	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	41215	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	201	66	3	41205,41213,41216	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			1	41208	139
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	123	106	2	41203,41208	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	123	106	1	41203	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201	66	6	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216	17380
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	201	66	1	41205	39
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	41210	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	66	8	41203,41204,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214,41216	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	41215	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	41214	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201	66	3	41203,41205,41208	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	201	66	6	41203,41205,41208,41210,41213,41214	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	41215	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	201	66	4	41208,41210,41213,41214	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	201	66	1	41205	249
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	66	6	41203,41205,41208,41213,41214,41216	21482
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	201	66	1	41205	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	201	66	1	41213	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	41214	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	123	106	1	41203	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	123	106	1	41203	1395
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	201	66	1	41205	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	201	66	0		1247

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
PorphCu-00186	123	106	123–106	Actinolite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	142697	Anjishan Cu-Mo Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Anjishan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Chen2007tbl01-43	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		13215	Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Funiushan, Jiangning, Jiangsu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Chen2007tbl01-42	201	66	Jurassic–Cretaceous	Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		64285	Tongjing Au-Cu Deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Tongjing, Jiangning, Jiangsu	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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