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Sandstone from
Zijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Age information
Maximum recorded age:252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Minimum recorded age:201.3 ± 0.2 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 MaTriassic -
Sample references:
1 -
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1331150
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1331150:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘXingxian bauxite deposit, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘHugushan Mine, Loufan Co., Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘHaiwan mine, Shenmu City, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
References
Yang, Z., & Woolley, A. (2006). Carbonatites in China: a review. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 27(5), 559-575.
Ying, J., Zhang, H., Sun, M., Tang, Y., Zhou, X., & Liu, X. (2007). Petrology and geochemistry of Zijinshan alkaline intrusive complex in Shanxi Province, western North China Craton: implication for magma mixing of different sources in an extensional regime. Lithos, 98(1-4), 45-66.
 
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