Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xincheng-Hexi Ore Field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold Camp, Laizhou Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China

mindat Locality ID: 145592
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145592.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xincheng-Hexi Ore Field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold Camp, Laizhou Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hedong Mine
Hexi Mine (Houxi Mine)
Xincheng Mine

Latitude: 37°25'40"N
Longitude: 120°9'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.427777777778,120.15444444444

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote
Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Na O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote
Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite

27 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	42879	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	42877,42878,42879	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	0		3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	42879	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	42878	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	42877,42878,42879	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	42877,42878,42879	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	42877,42878,42879	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	42877,42878,42879	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	42879	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	42877,42879	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	42879	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	42878,42879	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	42879	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	42878	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	42879	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	42877,42878,42879	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	42877,42878,42879	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	42877,42878	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	42877,42878,42879	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	42879	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	42878,42879	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	42877,42878,42879	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	42879	3337
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	42878	510
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42879	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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