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Locality Name:
Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold Camp, Laizhou Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 185640
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185640.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold Camp, Laizhou Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dongji Au Deposit
Hongbu Au Deposit
Jiaojia Mine
Jincheng Mine
Matang Au Deposit
Sizhuang Au Deposit
Wang'ershan Au Deposit
Xincheng-Hexi Ore Field

Latitude: 37°24'39"N
Longitude: 120°8'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.410833333333,120.145

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetradymite
TetrahedriteTitaniteZircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stützite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S242871,428792793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)842869,42870,42871,42872,42875,42877,42878,428798803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1428712734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2242871,428763092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS242871,428799052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14287111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1428711966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4242871,428785516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)742870,42871,42872,42874,42877,42878,4287927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2742870,42871,42872,42875,42877,42878,4287927198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1428713846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5142871344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1428714165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21428719895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)242871,428768173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21428719617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS742870,42871,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287924243
Gold  (*)CopperAu942869,42870,42871,42872,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1428796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3542870,42871,42875,42877,4287914640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te242871,42874804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31428795433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242878,428795591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4242871,4287914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2242871,4287812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2242871,428795674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1428714924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2942869,42870,42871,42872,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2942869,42870,42871,42872,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21428713106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8442870,42871,42877,428789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2942869,42870,42871,42872,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21428715614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)442871,42872,42875,428796417
Silver  (*)CopperAg442871,42874,42878,428795186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS742870,42871,42874,42875,42877,42878,4287921482
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)14287492
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21428793337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131428711803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S242871,42878510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131428715317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1428714899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21428792562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1428715251



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