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Locality Name:
Bhutan


mindat Locality ID: 155899
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155899.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bhutan": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Bumthang District
Haa District
Lhuntshi District
Paro District
Punakha District
Samdrup Jongkhar District
Samtse District
Sarpang District
Thimphu District
Trongsa District
Tsirang District
Wangdue Phodrang District

Latitude: 27°10'46"N
Longitude: 90°34'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.179444444444,90.571111111111
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: Al As Be C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayGypsumNickelineNonePyriteRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteTalc

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1256899052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18425674,25690,25692,256944286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212568927198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12568924243
Graphite  (*)NoneC225678,256792812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1256836890
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212568939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81256899056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1256864894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1256896417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12568921482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2225684,256853337


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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