Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Ya'an, Sichuan, China

mindat Locality ID: 145501
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145501.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ya'an, Sichuan, China": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hanyuan Co.
Shimian Co.
Yingjing Co.

Latitude: 29°23'13"N
Longitude: 102°31'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.386944444444,102.53222222222

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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

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 K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Braunite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Humite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Borovskite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrotalcite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kutnohorite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganosite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sepiolite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Skinnerite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stützite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tsumoite ()*	Vulcanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	43685,43697	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	43685	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	43685,43690	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	43680	77
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	43685	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	43697	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43690	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	43687	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	43697	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	43687,43691	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	7	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43701,43703	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	1	43680	173
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	43685	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	43685	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	43687	5516
Borovskite ()*	None	Pd₃SbTe₄	1	43689	7
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	2	43680,43681	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	2	43690,43698	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	43685	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17	43680,43681,43682,43683,43685,43687,43690,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43698,43700,43701,43702,43703	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1	43680	154
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43680	83
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	43682	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	43685,43687,43689,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	43690,43698	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	43680	1756
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	17	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43685,43687,43690,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43698,43700,43701,43703	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	43682,43683,43687	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43687,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43700,43701,43702,43703	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	43680,43681	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	8	43685,43687,43688,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	43682	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	2	43680,43681	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	43680,43681,43685	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	43682	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	43685,43687	804
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	2	43690,43698	341
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	3	43686,43690,43698	87
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	43697	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43682	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1	43680	234
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	43680	249
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43690	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	43680,43681,43690,43697	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	43687,43691	12537
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	2	43680,43681	73
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	43680	5674
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1	43689	155
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1	43689	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9	43685,43687,43688,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43697	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	43689	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	43689	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	18	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43685,43687,43689,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43697,43700,43701,43702,43703	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	2	43680,43681	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	43680,43681	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	43685,43689	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43685,43687,43690,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696,43700,43702	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	43680,43681	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	43685	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	43687	4894
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	43698	241
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	2	43680,43681	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	43685	5186
Skinnerite ()*	None	Cu₃SbS₃	1	43687	11
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	43689	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12	43679,43680,43681,43682,43683,43685,43687,43691,43700,43701,43702,43703	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	43686	1934
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	1	43685	92
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	43690	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1	43685	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1	43685	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	43687	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	43685,43691	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	7	43685,43687,43692,43693,43694,43695,43696	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	43690,43698	2562
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	1	43685	100
Vulcanite ()*	None	CuTe	1	43685	11

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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