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Locality Name:
Bobai Co., Yulin, Guangxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 157795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bobai Co., Yulin, Guangxi, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dongtao Pb-Zn Deposit
Jinshan Ag-Au Deposit
Santan Mine
Songshan Mine
Songwang W-Sn-Mo Deposit
Wanghaizhong Mine
Zhenzhupo Deposit
Zhongsu Ag-Au Deposit

Latitude: 21°57'22"N
Longitude: 110°0'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 21.956111111111,110.00611111111

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteFluoriteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1386532793
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13865327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21386565171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2238653,3865927198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61386534135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1386538173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21386539617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS238653,3865824243
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14138659784
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413865314899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2338653,38655,3865939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2238653,3865961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1386591711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1386596417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS338653,38658,3865921482



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