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Locality Name:
Lianhecun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit (Lianhechun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit), Jiuzhaigou Co. (Nanping Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 232
Youngest recorded age at locality: 232

mindat Locality ID: 134980
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134980.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lianhecun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit (Lianhechun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit), Jiuzhaigou Co. (Nanping Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°2'0"N
Longitude: 104°28'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.033333333333,104.46666666667

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.

Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Nowackiite	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Stibnite

Aktashite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Siderite ()*	Stibnite ()*

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O S Sb Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Clay Copper Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Mica Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Nowackiite Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Stibnite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂	232	232	22
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	232	232	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	232	232	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	232	232	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	232	232	27770
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	232	232	2600
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	232	232	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	232	232	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	232	232	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	232	232	6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	232	232	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	232	232	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	232	232	511
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	232	232	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	232	232	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	232	232	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	232	232	712
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	232	232	6417
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	232	232	3418

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00116	232	232		unknown radiometric								Aktashite	Hg	134980	Lianhecun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit (Lianhechun Au-Hg-(As-Sb) Deposit), Jiuzhaigou Co. (Nanping Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China		Xia et al. (2006)		JCUT33_384

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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