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Locality Name:
Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China


mindat Locality ID: 123311
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123311.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo Ore Field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°44'0"N
Longitude: 113°5'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.733333333333,113.08333333333

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGarnetHumiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
NickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
TitaniteVesuvianite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)203419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS0312
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe20361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS30733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395



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