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Locality Name:
Songshujiao Ore Field, 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: 52129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52129.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Songshujiao Ore Field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Songshujiao Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe O Pb S Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteCopperCorundumGarnetNonePolybasitePyriteRocksaltRutile
Tetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Silver  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S145661449522793
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3145661449521534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO283.483.405171
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1283.483.4144952663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te14566144952804
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]83.483.4144952716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3145661449521425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Silver  (*)CopperAg145661449525186
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS414566144952586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1383.483.41449525317


2 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
Kristen00201083.483.483.4 mineralization age   Yes Sn, Cu31920Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, ChinaGejiuJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 
Chen2007tbl01-0214566Cretaceous?     YesArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum 186995Jixinnao Au-Cu Deposit, Kafang Ore Field (Kafang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic Ore Field, Gejiu Co., Honghe, Yunnan, ChinaJixinnao, Gejiu, YunnanChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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