Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shuangzhu Sn-Cu Deposit, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 225152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shuangzhu Sn-Cu Deposit, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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	Arsenopyrite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Garnet	Mica	Nickeline	None
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite

Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*

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 As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diaspore Garnet Mica Nickeline None
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite

16 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	145	66	1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	66	9052
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	83.4	83.4	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	145	66	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	145	66	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	14640
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	66	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	66	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	145	66	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	21482

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
	Kristen002010	83.4	83.4	83.4		mineralization age					Yes			Sn, Cu	31920	Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Gejiu	Jingwen et al. (2013)	10.1007/s00126-012-0446-z	MD48_267
	Chen2007tbl01-02	145	66	Cretaceous?							Yes		Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum		186995	Jixinnao Au-Cu Deposit, Kafang Ore Field (Kafang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China	Jixinnao, Gejiu, Yunnan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

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