	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Sample	Dating method
1	827 ± 8 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
2	833.2 ± 1.8 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
3	832.4 ± 1.3 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
4	831.7 ± 1.4 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
5	831.6 ± 1.3 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
6	831.2 ± 1.6 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
7	830.8 ± 1.5 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
8	826.3 ± 2.1 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
9	831.8 ± 0.6 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U
10	832.2 ± 0.89 Ma	Tonian	-	206Pb/238U

Sample references:

1	-	Li, X., Su, L., Song, B., & Liu, D. (2004). SHRIMP U-Pb zircon age of the Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion and its geological significance.
2	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
3	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
4	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
5	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
6	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
7	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
8	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
9	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U
10	-	Zhang, M., Kamo, S. L., Li, C., Hu, P., & Ripley, E. M. (2010). Precise U

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1497562

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1497562:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Zircon

33.1km (20.6 miles)

ⓘ Jiling U deposit, Longshoushan Uranium ore zone, Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China

67.7km (42.0 miles)

ⓘ Shandan adakites, Shandan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China

References

Porter, T.M. (Mike) (2016) Regional tectonics, geology, magma chamber processes and mineralisation of the Jinchuan nickel-copper-PGE deposit, Gansu Province, China: A review. Geoscience Frontiers, 7 (3) 431-451 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2015.10.005

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⇱ Zircon from Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China

Zircon from
Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China