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Locality Name:
Jiufen Mine (Chiufen Mine), Jui-Fang Town, Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan


mindat Locality ID: 12561
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12561.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiufen Mine (Chiufen Mine), Jui-Fang Town, Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°5'57"N
Longitude: 121°53'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.099166666667,121.89916666667
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeEnargite
KaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtziteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS40910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg0397
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4057
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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