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Locality Name:
Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China


mindat Locality ID: 143654
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143654.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Antu Co.
Dunhua Co.
Helong Co.
Hunchun Co.
Longjing Co.
Tumen Co.
Wangqing Co.
Yanji Co.

Latitude: 43°10'41"N
Longitude: 129°14'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.178055555556,129.23583333333

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutite
BournoniteCalciteCarpholiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetJalpaiteKaoliniteKhatyrkite
KobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePolybasitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteWollastonite
WurtziteZircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anyuiite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Empressite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Hunchunite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pearceite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S641822,41828,41848,41857,41867,418682793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2641825,41832,41839,41840,41842,418483419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)541822,41842,41859,41861,418688803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe141822489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6141846966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5341831,41838,418421310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31418581534
Anyuiite  (*)KhatyrkiteAuPb214183510
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1041831,41832,41839,41840,41842,41846,41852,41858,41861,418659052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2241862,418675509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)641822,41828,41852,41857,41860,4186811547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1418381966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31418321935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)141838716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4841822,41828,41839,41840,41848,41861,41865,418675516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31418521089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2541822,41857,41861,41867,41868361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1641822,41828,41832,41838,41842,41848,41849,41853,41855,41857,41858,41860,41861,41865,41867,4186827770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)414186625
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S541828,41838,41848,41865,418675707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22341822,41825,41828,41830,41832,41839,41840,41842,41844,41848,41853,41854,41855,41857,41858,41859,41860,41861,41862,41863,41865,41867,4186827198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2141842162
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2141866376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS241861,418652600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)241825,418521025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1418383846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31418311797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5141838344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS241828,418384165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1418382970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6341825,41830,418544135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2241857,418689895
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe14182843
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4141861910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1441822,41825,41830,41838,41842,41848,41849,41853,41855,41857,41858,41859,41865,418678173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1418252740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2241861,418689617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1841822,41825,41830,41832,41839,41840,41848,41853,41854,41855,41857,41858,41860,41861,41862,41865,41867,4186824243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4141838192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1418387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1641822,41831,41832,41835,41839,41840,41841,41848,41849,41857,41860,41861,41862,41865,41867,4186830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1418382812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31418301544
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3141838104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3341838,41857,4186814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te341828,41838,41861804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S914183866
Hunchunite  (*)NoneAu2Pb1418356
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3241831,418655433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2141865116
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61418382228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4841828,41848,41855,41857,41860,41862,41865,418675591
Lead  (*)CopperPb141835192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41141822,41825,41830,41831,41839,41840,41849,41854,41858,41865,4186714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2441838,41848,41861,4186212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2441822,41838,41842,418615674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1418594924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2741822,41823,41825,41832,41839,41853,418595800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1418681508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22041822,41828,41831,41832,41839,41840,41842,41848,41849,41853,41855,41857,41858,41859,41860,41861,41865,41866,41867,4186817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O241861,418682994
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]141861249
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8241844,418631512
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2141867409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22441822,41825,41828,41830,41831,41832,41839,41840,41842,41844,41846,41848,41849,41855,41857,41858,41859,41860,41861,41862,41863,41865,41867,4186839462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2141849771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81241822,41825,41832,41839,41840,41842,41844,41848,41854,41858,41863,418659056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22141822,41828,41830,41831,41832,41838,41839,41840,41842,41848,41849,41853,41855,41857,41858,41860,41861,41862,41865,41867,4186861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21418315614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1418424894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O141868390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1418381153
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5241831,418381516
Silver  (*)CopperAg841828,41832,41838,41848,41861,41865,41867,418685186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3141825531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2041822,41825,41828,41830,41832,41839,41840,41842,41848,41853,41854,41855,41857,41858,41860,41861,41862,41865,41867,4186821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41418311934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31418483418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS141861332
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4141857337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3141838276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S141838510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13641828,41848,41852,41857,41867,418685317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O241831,418654899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2641825,41832,41839,41840,41854,418552562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21418222718
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe214183864
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31418501247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1418315251



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