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Locality Name:
Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain (Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China


mindat Locality ID: 127104
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-127104.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain (Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°24'59"N
Longitude: 114°15'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.416388888889,114.25

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: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteHumite
MalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcVesuvianiteWollastonite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)203419
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O0456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247



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