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Locality Name:
Li Co., Longnan, Gansu, China

mindat Locality ID: 185937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Li Co., Longnan, Gansu, China": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Aiwan Au-Sb Deposit
Caopo Au Deposit
Danianxia Au Deposit
Dugou Au Deposit
Guanjian Au Deposit
Hexigou Au Deposit
Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan Gold Field
Liba Au Deposit
Liziping Fe Deposit
Loudixia Au Deposit
Luojiacha Au Deposit
Mingzhushan Au Deposit
Sanrengou Au Deposit
Shangba Au Deposit
Taojin Au Deposit
Tianjiahe Au Deposit
Xiaoyuhe Pb-Zn Deposit
Yawanli Au Deposit
Zhenggouli Au Deposit
Zhongchuan
Zhuyuangou Au Deposit

Latitude: 34°15'41"N
Longitude: 105°2'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.261388888889,105.04027777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Cordierite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Zircon ()*

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 Fe H Hg K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Zircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	37722,37726	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	37726	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	37726	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5	37715,37717,37722,37723,37726	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	37726	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	37721,37726	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	37722,37726	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	37721	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	37722,37726	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	3	37717,37722,37723	2600
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	37726	1008
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	37717	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	37722,37723,37726,37735	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	8	37715,37716,37722,37723,37726,37732,37733,37734	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	37722,37726	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	37726	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	37717,37722,37723,37726	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	37726	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	37722,37726	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	37722,37726	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	37726	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	37722,37723,37726,37733	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	37715,37717,37722,37723,37726,37733	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	37722,37723,37726	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	37715,37717,37722,37723,37726,37732	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	37726	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	37722,37723,37726,37732	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	37722,37723,37726,37735	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3	37722,37723,37726	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	37726	5317
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	37726	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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