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Locality Name:
Xiaoxinancha Cu-(Au) Deposit (Shuguang Cu-(Au) Deposit), Xiaoxinancha, Hunchun Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China


mindat Locality ID: 143673
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143673.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaoxinancha Cu-(Au) Deposit (Shuguang Cu-(Au) Deposit), Xiaoxinancha, Hunchun Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Beishan Mine
Nanshan Mine

Latitude: 43°12'44"N
Longitude: 130°53'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.212222222222,130.89777777778

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Volynskite  (*)
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)2241839,418403419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS241839,418409052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)0716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4241839,418405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2241839,4184027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S50344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS241839,4184024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S40192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu241839,4184030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te30104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S9066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4241839,4184014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21418395800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241839,4184017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2241839,4184039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8241839,418409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2241839,4184061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS241839,4184021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te30276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S0510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2241839,418402562
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2064



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