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Locality Name:
Baotan Sn Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 234595
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234595.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baotan Sn Ore Field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baishitoushan Sn Deposit
Honggang Sn Deposit
Shaping Sn-Cu Deposit
Yidong-Wudi Sn Deposit

Latitude: 25°1'59"N
Longitude: 108°47'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.033055555556,108.79166666667
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 B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCubaniteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteTopazTourmalineWurtzite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21384423419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1384428803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS238441,384429052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41384425516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13844227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2438439,38440,38441,384425171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2338440,38441,3844227198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3138442802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1384428173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21384429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS338440,38441,3844224243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313844214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41384425591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2338439,38441,3844217380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21384412273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2238440,3844239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8238441,384429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2438439,38440,38441,3844261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1384422705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS338440,38441,3844221482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21384422562
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1384421025


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