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Locality Name:
Hanshan Au Deposit, Guazhou Co. (Anxi Co.), Jiuquan, Gansu, China


mindat Locality ID: 144924
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144924.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hanshan Au Deposit, Guazhou Co. (Anxi Co.), Jiuquan, Gansu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°54'25"N
Longitude: 96°25'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.906944444444,96.429722222222

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaNickeline
NonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655



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