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Locality Name:
Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 120.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 93.98

mindat Locality ID: 34006
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34006.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dachang Sn-polymetallic Ore Field
Dongzuo Hg Deposit
Lihu - Yaochai Area
Mangchang Ore Field
Mayang
Yilan Mine

Latitude: 25°5'38"N
Longitude: 107°29'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.093888888889,107.48666666667
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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Fe H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAndalusiteAramayoiteArgyroditeArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryte
BerthieriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCylindriteDadsoniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGeocroniteGypsumIron
KaoliniteKobelliteLillianiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentPavonitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScacchiteScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineVesuvianiteWagnerite
WollastoniteZinkeniteZircon

111 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aramayoite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baryte  (*)Benavidesite  (*)Benjaminite  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Dadsonite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Eclarite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Franckeite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Fülöppite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Garavellite  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Herzenbergite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)Hocartite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Izoklakeite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jordanite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)
Kobellite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lawrencite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malayaite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pavonite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodostannite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Schreibersite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Součekite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Taenite  (*)Teallite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tintinaite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triploidite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Weibullite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S94.5293.98338453,38455,384562793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)294.5293.981384503419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)94.5293.98138450254
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O13846163
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)120.593.98238456,384628803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)393.9893.981384561534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2120.594.52338452,38453,384623092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)94.5294.521384581036
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb120.594.52338455,38458,38462363
Aramayoite  (*)AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S694.5294.5213845529
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS120.593.98938451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,384629052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2120.593.980260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)338459,38468,3846911547
Benavidesite  (*)NonePb4MnSb6S1494.5293.981384508
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S1294.5294.5213845545
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S494.5294.52138452343
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi120.594.52438454,38455,38458,384621966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3120.594.52338454,38455,384621935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11120.594.52438452,38457,38458,38462843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3120.594.52238458,384621089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120.593.981238451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38459,38462,38468,3846927770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS693.9893.9813845691
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2120.593.98938451,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38463,384655171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120.593.981038451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38462,3846827198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS120.5120.5438459,38462,38468,384692600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)894.5293.981384501756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)120.5120.51384621025
Dadsonite  (*)DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl94.5294.5213845815
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S894.5293.98138450126
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O693.9893.981384564135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)294.5294.52638451,38455,38457,38458,38459,384689895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)94.5293.98138450648
Eclarite  (*)Kobellite(Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S2893.9893.9813845618
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)94.5293.98238454,384568173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)94.5294.52138455551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2120.593.981138451,38452,38453,38454,38456,38457,38458,38459,38462,38468,384699617
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.994.5294.52338451,38457,3845852
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1294.5293.98438453,38455,38456,38458663
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S1594.5294.5213845855
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS120.593.981038451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38466,3846924243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S494.5294.52138458192
Garavellite  (*)BerthieriteFeSbBiS4120.5120.513846210
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2394.5294.52138458133
Gold  (*)CopperAu94.5293.98238455,3845630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC93.9893.98238456,384612812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)393.9893.981384561544
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS120.594.52438452,38455,38458,38462170
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6120.593.98238456,38462113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O94.5294.521384586890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O394.5293.9813845014640
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS120.594.52438453,38457,38458,3846235
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S1994.5294.5213845838
Hocartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2FeSnS494.5294.52238457,3845831
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O394.5293.981384505433
Iron  (*)IronFe1384611089
Izoklakeite  (*)KobellitePb26.4(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19.6S57120.5120.513846225
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14120.594.52538450,38451,38457,38458,38462784
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S2394.5293.98138450105
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4120.593.98338450,38462,384685591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS494.5294.5213845082
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S3594.5293.98238456,3845887
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O94.5294.521384541271
Lawrencite  (*)ScacchiteFeCl213846130
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS694.5293.98238456,38458128
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O494.5294.52438451,38453,38457,3845814899
Malayaite  (*)TitaniteCaSnO(SiO4)94.5294.5213845040
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2120.594.52738453,38455,38457,38458,38462,38468,384695674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS294.5293.98238456,38458252
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2494.5294.52138458158
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS294.5293.98238456,38458300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)120.5120.51384624924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2120.5120.51384645800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2120.593.98638452,38455,38456,38458,38462,3846917380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3138468511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)120.593.98238456,384622349
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S594.5293.98238456,3845872
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S1794.5294.52138458100
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3120.593.98338456,38458,384621425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120.593.981238451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38459,38463,38468,3846939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2120.5120.5138462771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8120.593.98838451,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,384629056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120.593.981338450,38451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38459,38463,38468,3846961156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S2494.5294.5213845834
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS138468712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)120.593.98238456,384621711
Rhodostannite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S494.5294.5213845810
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO294.5294.521384535614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)94.5294.52238457,38458598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)120.593.98438452,38455,38456,384634894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)94.5293.981384502705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P138461374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)120.594.52438453,38455,38462,384686417
Silver  (*)CopperAg94.5293.98238454,384565186
Součekite  (*)BournoniteCuPbBi(S,Se)393.9893.981384566
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS120.593.981438451,38452,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38462,38463,38465,38466,38468,3846921482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4120.593.98838451,38453,38454,38455,38456,38457,38458,38462668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3120.593.98838451,38452,38455,38456,38457,38458,38462,384683418
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)138461703
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS294.5294.5213845833
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13120.593.98538450,38456,38457,38458,384625317
Tintinaite  (*)KobellitePb10Cu2Sb16S3594.5293.98238456,3845824
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O94.5294.521384544899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F294.5293.981384501476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)294.5293.981384502562
Triploidite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(PO4)(OH)94.5293.9813845029
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1384611044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1093.9893.981384561395
Weibullite  (*)KobelliteAg0.33Pb5.33Bi8.33(S,Se)1893.9893.9813845610
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO394.5293.98238456,384581247
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S4294.5294.52138458228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)94.5293.981384505251


3 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
Kristen00201394.5294.5294.52 mineralization age     Sn20509Dachang Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaDachangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
sedznpb-0017193.9893.9893.98        48879Lamo-Longxianggai Cu-Zn Deposit (Lame-Longxianggai Cu-Zn Deposit), Dachang Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaLameSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Kristen002018120.5120.5120.5 mineralization age     W, Mo, Cu, Sn, As, Zn, Pb, Zn, Cu224675Mangchang Ore Field, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, ChinaMangchangJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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