Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shaoyang, Hunan, China

mindat Locality ID: 156926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shaoyang, Hunan, China": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Beita District
Chengbu Co.
Dongkou Co.
Heyetang Meteorite
Longhui Co.
Shaodong Co.
Xinning Co.
Xinshao Co.

Latitude: 27°10'45"N
Longitude: 111°8'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.179166666667,111.14083333333

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Iron ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vernadite ()*	Willemite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	40412,40414	2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	40414	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	40415	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	40403,40409,40411,40412,40414,40415	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	40395	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	40391,40412,40414	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	40395,40411	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2	40391,40409	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	10	40391,40392,40395,40400,40406,40409,40411,40413,40414,40415	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	40395	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	40391,40395,40409,40411,40414,40415	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	40411	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	40395	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	40395	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	40391,40400,40409,40411,40415	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	40409	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	40391,40403,40409,40414,40415	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	40413,40416	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	40390,40409,40411,40412,40414,40415	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	40405	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	40413	14640
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	40401	1089
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2	40391,40415	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	40414	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	40399	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	40411	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	40395	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	40409,40412,40414	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9	40391,40395,40399,40403,40409,40411,40412,40414,40415	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	40406	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	40391,40395,40397,40400,40403,40406,40409,40411,40412,40414,40415,40416	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	40392,40400,40406	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	40409	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	40391,40395,40400,40403,40406,40407,40409,40411,40414,40415,40416	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	3	40392,40400,40406	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5	40394,40407,40412,40414,40415	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	40401	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	40406,40413,40415,40416	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	40391,40403,40409,40411,40412,40414	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	6	40403,40409,40411,40412,40414,40415	3418
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	40401	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	40396	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	40395	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	40391,40409,40415	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	40401	1044
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	40415	369
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O	2	40392,40406	65
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1	40410	303

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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