Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 154558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-154558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°39'25"N
Longitude: 118°6'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.656944444444,118.10194444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Analcime	Apatite	Arrojadite	Autunite	Beryl	Beryllonite	Bjarebyite	Carminite	Childrenite
Clay	Columbite	Danburite	Dmisteinbergite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Lazulite
Mica	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Reddingite	Rutile
Tapiolite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Sn Sr Ta U Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Sn Sr Ta U Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Analcime Apatite Arrojadite Autunite Beryl Beryllonite Bjarebyite Carminite Childrenite
Clay Columbite Danburite Dmisteinbergite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Kaolinite Lazulite
Mica Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyroxene Quartz Reddingite Rutile
Tapiolite Topaz Tourmaline Vivianite Wagnerite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Anapaite ()*	Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Augelite ()*
Autunite ()*	Bertossaite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beryllonite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Childrenite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Crandallite ()*	Dravite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Eosphorite ()*	Euclase ()*	Ferrisicklerite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Goyazite ()*	Herderite ()*	Hurlbutite ()*
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kulanite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Ludlamite ()*	Microcline ()*	Minjiangite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montebrasite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nanpingite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palermoite ()*	Phenakite ()*
Phosphoferrite ()*	Pollucite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorzalite ()*
Sicklerite ()*	Simferite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Spodumene ()*	Strontiohurlbutite ()*
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Topaz ()*	Triphylite ()*
Triploidite ()*	Väyrynenite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Wodginite ()*
Wolfeite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	390	300	244
Anapaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	390	300	25
Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Arrojadite	(KNa)Fe²⁺(CaNa₂)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂	390	300	50
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	390	300	79
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	390	300	1272
Bertossaite ()*	Carminite	Li₂CaAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄	390	300	6
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	300	300	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	300	300	4286
Beryllonite ()*	Beryllonite	NaBe(PO₄)	300	300	47
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	390	300	5171
Childrenite ()*	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	390	300	93
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	390	300	518
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	390	300	310
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	648
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	520
Eosphorite ()*	Childrenite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	390	300	128
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	300	300	120
Ferrisicklerite ()*	Olivine	Li_1-x(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)(PO₄)	390	300	108
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	390	300	2740
Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) ()*	Arrojadite	BaNa₄CaFe₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)F₂	390	300	2
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	390	300	9617
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	390	300	173
Herderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)F	300	300	20
Hurlbutite ()*	Danburite	CaBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	14
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	390	300	367
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	119
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	390	300	5591
Kulanite ()*	Bjarebyite	BaFe²⁺₂Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	390	300	12
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	390	300	232
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	390	300	66
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	4924
Minjiangite ()*	Dmisteinbergite	BaBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	1
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	390	300	945
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	390	300	17380
Nanpingite ()*	Mica	CsAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	390	300	8
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	2349
Palermoite ()*	Carminite	Li₂SrAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄	390	390	3
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	300	300	326
Phosphoferrite ()*	Reddingite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·3H₂O	390	300	31
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	390	300	140
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	390	300	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	2705
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	390	300	60
Sicklerite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	390	300	66
Simferite ()*	None	LiMg(PO₄)	390	300	3
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	390	300	1214
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	390	300	688
Strontiohurlbutite ()*	Danburite	SrBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	1
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	99
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	211
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	88
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	390	300	1476
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	390	300	313
Triploidite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	29
Väyrynenite ()*	None	BeMn²⁺(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	15
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	390	300	636
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	390	300	61
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	390	300	78
Wolfeite ()*	Wagnerite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	43
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	390	300	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Be-00053	300	300	300			high						Strontiohurlbutite, Minjiangite	Be	154558	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China		Rao et al. (2009)	10.3749/canmin.47.5.1195	CM47_1195
	Grew_Li_2019_0082	390	390	390									Palermoite		154558	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China	Pegmatite no. 31, Xikeng mine, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping district, Fujian Province, China	Che et al. (2015); Tang et al. (2017)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R141104	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China	https://rruff.info/R141104

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