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Locality Name:
Fuzhou, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 156546
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156546.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuzhou, Fujian, China": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Fuqing Co.
Jin'an District
Minhou Co.
Minqing Co.
Pingtan Co.
Yongtai Co.

Latitude: 26°3'28"N
Longitude: 119°6'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.057777777778,119.10444444444

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluminiteAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Aluminite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Doyleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sudoite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S237250,372512793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21372713419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61372541022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1372548803
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O13726378
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6437249,37257,37261,37263966
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1372691036
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2137254295
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213727127198
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)237257,37258481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4437256,37259,37261,37263651
Doyleite  (*)NoneAl(OH)313726115
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1372618173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21372549617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS437250,37251,37265,3727124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13727130554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313725414640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te237250,37251804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3237254,372615433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4437249,37257,37261,372665591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413725414899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21372725800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2437261,37263,37266,3727117380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4137256112
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2637249,37250,37251,37261,37263,3727139462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3137254244
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21037249,37250,37251,37255,37257,37258,37260,37261,37263,37266771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21037249,37250,37251,37254,37257,37258,37261,37263,37266,3727161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)237250,372511711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21372615614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51372681516
Silver  (*)CopperAg237250,372515186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS537250,37251,37254,37265,3727121482
Sudoite  (*)Chlorite ClayMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)813725751
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1372614899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1372545251



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