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Locality Name:
Penglai Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 157081
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157081.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Penglai Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Daduogou Au Deposit
Daliuhang Au Deposit
Heilangou Au Deposit
Houdaxue Au Deposit
Huangjinhe Au Deposit
Huluxian Au Deposit
Jushangou Mine
Penglai Au Deposit
Qijiagou Au Deposit

Latitude: 37°36'1"N
Longitude: 120°57'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.600277777778,120.95083333333

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperFeldsparFluoriteKaolinite
MalachiteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1429152793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1429098803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1429119052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14291511547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)242909,4291127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2342909,42911,4291527198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21429149617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS342909,42911,4291524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu442909,42910,42911,4291530554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te142915804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242909,429145591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214290912537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2442909,42911,42914,4291517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2442909,42910,42911,4291539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8242911,429159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2542909,42910,42911,42914,4291561156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS342909,42911,4291521482



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