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Locality Name:
Zhilingtou Au-Ag Deposit (Zhilintou Au-Ag Deposit; Yinkengshan Au-Ag Deposit), Suichang Gold Mine, Suichang Co., Lishui, Zhejiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 145214
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145214.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhilingtou Au-Ag Deposit (Zhilintou Au-Ag Deposit; Yinkengshan Au-Ag Deposit), Suichang Gold Mine, Suichang Co., Lishui, Zhejiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetJalpaiteKaoliniteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasite
PyritePyrophylliteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petzite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Selenopolybasite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talnakhite  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Volynskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS0312
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe0489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe20361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS20116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se0192
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe20409
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]0716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Selenopolybasite  (*)NoneCu(Ag,Cu)6Ag9Sb2(S,Se)9Se206
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe40337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S16035
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te30276
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2064



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