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Locality Name:
Lianzhou Co. (Lian Co.), Qingyuan, Guangdong, China


mindat Locality ID: 157575
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157575.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lianzhou Co. (Lian Co.), Qingyuan, Guangdong, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Chaotian Mine
Longping Mn Deposit
Nb-Ta Deposit No. 531
Sangutan Mn Deposit
Sanjiang Mn Deosit
U Deposit No. 114
Wenjindong Nb-Ta Deposit
Xiaodai Mn Deposit

Latitude: 24°52'8"N
Longitude: 112°23'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.868888888889,112.38611111111

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 C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAutuniteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteMarcasiteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileWollastonite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vanmeersscheite  (*)
Vernadite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1379858803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1379881272
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13798827770
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O137990197
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16137990227
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16237986,37990599
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4137988651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21379889895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1379908173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13798824243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313798814640
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2137986210
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21379885674
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6137990477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213798839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2237986,379903106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2237988,3799061156
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21379882718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O137988890
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O1379888
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O13799065
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31379831247



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