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Locality Name:
Dazhou, Sichuan, China


mindat Locality ID: 156597
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156597.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dazhou, Sichuan, China": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dazhu Co.
Qu Co.
Wanyuan Co.

Latitude: 31°26'15"N
Longitude: 107°36'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.4375,107.60888888889

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalmierite
PyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSerpentineSpinelStilpnomelane

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)
Bementite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Clino-suenoite  (*)Cookeite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)
Görgeyite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Kalistrontite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganhumite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Triphylite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Witherite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1433338803
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2243331,4333277
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1433291588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)243331,4333211547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2243333,4333483
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8243331,43332173
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)243331,43332483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)643331,43332,43333,43335,43337,4333827770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4243331,4333283
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1433271252
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2443331,4333257
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8143336181
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1433374165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2643329,43331,43332,43333,43335,433389895
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)243331,4333245
Görgeyite  (*)NoneK2Ca5(SO4)6·H2O14332911
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1433296890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4243331,43332350
Kalistrontite  (*)PalmieriteK2Sr(SO4)214332911
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4443331,43332,43335,433385591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2443331,43332,43335,43338234
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1433291487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214333712537
Manganhumite  (*)HumiteMn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2243331,4333214
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO243331,4333273
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2243331,4333217380
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O243331,4333243
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O143329102
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F214333689
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2243333,4333539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2243335,433383106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3243331,43332244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2543331,43332,43333,43335,4333861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)443331,43332,43335,433381711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)243331,43332969
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3243331,433321214
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)143336313
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O143337628
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)243333,43334251



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