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Locality Name:
Jianchaling Mine, Mian Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China

mindat Locality ID: 48983
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48983.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jianchaling Mine, Mian Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°15'0"N
Longitude: 106°22'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.25,106.36666666667

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite
Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Saponite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*
Silver ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite
Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Orpiment Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Zircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	2600
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	40
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	633
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1512
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1711
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	301
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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