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Locality Name:
Guilaizhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, China

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

mindat Locality ID: 64180
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64180.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guilaizhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°22'14"N
Longitude: 117°48'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.370555555556,117.80277777778
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteIronKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedrite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bezsmertnovite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calomel  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kostovite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tiemannite  (*)Weissite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1456602793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1456608803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe145660489
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1456609052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14566011547
Bezsmertnovite  (*)None(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)1456606
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41456605516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2145660361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl14566091
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1456601382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1456602600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe145660281
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe145660169
Copper  (*)CopperCu1456603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1456604165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21456609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21456609617
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe214566040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14566030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te145660804
Iron  (*)IronFe1456601089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41456605591
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe414566021
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe8145660111
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214566012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2145660207
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)3814566019
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1456602994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1456602349
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2145660409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2145660253
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1456604894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1456606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1456605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4145660337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe145660190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3145660276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131456605317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe14566083
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe14566031


1 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
Chen2007tbl01-4714566Cretaceous      Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite 64180Guilaizhuang Mine, Tongshi Complex, Pingyi Co., Linyi, Shandong, ChinaGuilaizhuang, Pingyi, ShandongChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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