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Locality Name:
Beipiao Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China


mindat Locality ID: 186576
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186576.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beipiao Co., Chaoyang, Liaoning, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Baoguozi Fe Deposit
Daheishan Au Deposit
Jianshangou Au Deposit
Jinchanggouliang-Erdaogou Ore Field
Laimaogou Au Deposit
Mahugou Au Deposit
Miliyingzi Au Deposit
Pingfang Au Deposit
Shajingou Au Deposit (Saijingou Au Deposit)
Shengjingao Au Occurrence
Xiaotazi Au Deposit
Xinglonggou

Latitude: 42°3'22"N
Longitude: 120°38'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.056111111111,120.64833333333

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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)21419253419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)441926,41932,41935,419388803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS541926,41929,41930,41932,419359052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21419295509
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3341926,41932,419351935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)541929,41930,41931,41935,4193727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S341926,41932,419355707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2741926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,4193727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41419383902
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1419294165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21419359895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1419298173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21419299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS741926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,4193724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu841926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,41936,4193730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314192514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4241929,419375591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414192514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214192912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2341926,41932,419355800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1419291508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2741926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,4193717380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3141929733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31419291425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2941925,41926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,41936,4193739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8241929,419379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2941925,41926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,41936,4193761156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS741926,41929,41930,41931,41932,41935,4193721482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13241929,419305317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21419252562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1419385251



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