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Locality Name:
Yilan Co. (Ilan Co.), Taiwan Province, Taiwan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83
Youngest recorded age at locality: 83

mindat Locality ID: 145518
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145518.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yilan Co. (Ilan Co.), Taiwan Province, Taiwan": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Kueishantao
Nanao
Nang-Ao
Suao

Latitude: 24°49'59"N
Longitude: 121°55'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.833055555556,121.91666666667

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	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Garnet
Gypsum	Humite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tourmaline

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Azurite ()*
Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Dravite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Siderite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 B Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Garnet
Gypsum Humite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tourmaline

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# 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	83	83	1	115498	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	115494	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	115494	1588
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	83	83	1	115498	718
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	83	83	1	115503	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	115506	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	83	83	4	115498,115503,115505,115506	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	83	83	2	115503,115505	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	83	83	2	115505,115506	1756
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	83	83	1	115505	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	83	83	1	115505	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	83	83	2	115503,115505	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	83	83	3	115498,115503,115505	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	83	83	2	115494,115503	6890
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	115506	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	83	83	3	115498,115503,115506	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	83	83	1	115503	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	83	83	3	115498,115505,115506	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	83	83	4	115494,115498,115503,115505	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	83	83	2	115503,115505	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	83	83	4	115498,115503,115505,115506	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	115508	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	115508	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	83	83	2	115505,115506	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	115506	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	115506	6417
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂			1	115508	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	115508	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	83	83	2	115503,115505	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	115494,115495	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	83	83	1	115498	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	83	83	1	115498	2562

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
	Bradley_2012_044	83	83	83	Ar/Ar			muscovite				Muscovite			158701	Nanao, Yilan Co. (Ilan Co.), Taiwan Province, Taiwan	[Tananao Schist]	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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