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Locality Name:
La'erma Au-Se Deposit (Laerma Au-Se Deposit), Luqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China


mindat Locality ID: 134940
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134940.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La'erma Au-Se Deposit (Laerma Au-Se Deposit), Luqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°0'2"N
Longitude: 102°19'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.000555555556,102.32

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 F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteDiaspore
FluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOrpiment
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedrite

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Antimonselite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berzelianite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinohedrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Ferroselite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kullerudite  (*)Lautite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vaesite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)
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
Antimonselite  (*)StibniteSb2Se307
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2073
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)066
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)0195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe0281
Clinohedrite  (*)NoneCaZn(SiO4)·H2O06
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS40163
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe2051
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kullerudite  (*)MarcasiteNiSe203
Lautite  (*)NoneCuAsS032
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS0255
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S40131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe083
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS20106
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652



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