Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Limei Ore District, Huayuan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China

mindat Locality ID: 225355
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225355.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Limei Ore District, Huayuan Pb-Zn Ore Field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Banpo Mine
Jiaonongping Mine
Limei Mine
Machang Mine
Naizibao Mine (Laozibao Mine ?)

Latitude: 28°31'29"N
Longitude: 109°21'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.524722222222,109.35666666667

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Marcasite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel

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: Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Gypsum Marcasite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	40460,40461,40462,40463,40464	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	40460,40461,40462,40463,40464	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0		27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	40460,40462,40464	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	40460,40462,40464	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	40460,40463,40464	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	40460,40464	6890
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	4	40460,40462,40463,40464	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	40460,40462,40463,40464	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	40464	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	40462	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	40460,40461,40462,40463,40464	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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