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Locality Name:
Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China


mindat Locality ID: 156981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°48'20"N
Longitude: 112°48'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.805555555556,112.80277777778
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 Fe H K Li Mg Mn O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrauniteCalciteClayCoronaditeKaoliniteMicaNonePyriteQuartz
RamsdelliteRutileSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x0121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312


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