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Locality Name:
Zongyang Co., Anqing, Anhui, China


mindat Locality ID: 187046
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187046.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zongyang Co., Anqing, Anhui, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bamaoshan Mine
Dalongshan-Zongyang Massif
Huangmeijian Massif
Jingbian Cu-Au Deposit
Niutoushan Cu Deposit
Qingshuitang Fe Deposit
Tiantoushan Cu-Au Deposit
Wangzhuang Cu Deposit
Yinlonggang Cu Deposit

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: Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H Mg O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelTurquoiseVivianite
WavelliteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)536921,36922,36923,36925,369268803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6136927966
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2336922,36925,369263092
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1369251272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)436922,36925,36927,3693011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4236927,369305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)536922,36925,36926,36927,3693027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2636919,36922,36925,36927,36930,3693227198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS236922,36925966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O336922,36925,36926566
Copper  (*)CopperCu1369273846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2336922,36925,369269895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2436922,36925,36926,369279617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS436922,36925,36930,3693224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13693030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3736921,36922,36923,36925,36926,36927,3693014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4736921,36922,36923,36925,36926,36927,369305591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41369291507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413692514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2336927,36930,3693212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O136925443
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1369251066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2236922,369255800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2536922,36925,36926,36927,3693017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs236922,36925633
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2736921,36922,36923,36925,36926,36927,3693039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2836919,36921,36922,36923,36925,36926,36927,3693061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1369306417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3136925531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS436922,36925,36930,3693221482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2536921,36922,36923,36925,369262718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O136925890
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374



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