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Locality Name:
Ningde, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 156547
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156547.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ningde, Fujian, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Fu'an Co.
Fuding Co.
Gutian Co.
Jiaocheng District
Pingnan Co.
Shouning Co.
Xiapu Co.
Zhouning Co.

Latitude: 27°10'37"N
Longitude: 119°40'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.176944444444,119.67888888889

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 As Au Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStibnite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chiluite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Koechlinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S237396,374022793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2237388,373953419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)337390,37400,374048803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31373951534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1373952734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1373889052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181374004286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3237386,373901935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)237388,3739527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21373865171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1373955707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2337388,37395,3739827198
Chiluite  (*)NoneBi3Te6+Mo6+O10.51373861
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6237388,373954135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21373889895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)237395,374028173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)137390551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O137386345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21373909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS637388,37395,37396,37398,37402,3740424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu237398,3740430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313739514640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)137390469
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41374025591
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO613738639
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4337388,37395,3740014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2537386,37388,37390,37391,374005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2637388,37390,37396,37400,37402,3740417380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1374022994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2937386,37388,37390,37395,37396,37398,37400,37402,3740439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21373953106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2437396,37398,37402,37404771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8237388,373959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21037386,37388,37390,37391,37395,37396,37398,37400,37402,3740461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1374021711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)137402969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1373904894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1373966417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS637388,37395,37396,37398,37402,3740421482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21373952562



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