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Locality Name:
Xinluo District, Longyan, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 157198
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157198.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xinluo District, Longyan, Fujian, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Donggongxia Mine
Luoqiao Mine
Zhongjia Mine
Zhuziban Mn Deposit

Latitude: 25°6'0"N
Longitude: 117°2'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.1,117.04777777778
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 Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGarnet
KaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTitaniteTopaz

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malayaite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21373023419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31373021534
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31373021935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13730227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21373025171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213730227198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61373024135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1373028173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21373029617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13730224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13730130554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313730214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4237300,373025591
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4137302229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413730214899
Malayaite  (*)TitaniteCaSnO(SiO4)13730240
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21373025800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213730217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213730239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81373029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2237300,3730261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13730221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4137302668
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21373021476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21373022562


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