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Locality Name:
Yingde Co., Qingyuan, Guangdong, China


mindat Locality ID: 186594
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186594.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yingde Co., Qingyuan, Guangdong, China": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Babaoshan Mine
Baishidong Mine
Changgangling Bi-W Deposit
Dagougu Au Deposit
Danzhukeng W Deposit
Hongyan Mine
Jintan Mine
Liuhuangshan Mine
Luzikong Pb-Zn Deposit
Makou Mine
Tianluokeng Fe Deposit
Xiejiashan Mine
Xiniu Mining District

Latitude: 24°22'9"N
Longitude: 113°9'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.369166666667,113.15833333333

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTopaz

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)
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)21380193419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1380118803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1380119052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3538008,38010,38012,38016,380191935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41380115516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)338011,38017,3802027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2238008,380195171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2438011,38012,38019,3802027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2138020162
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2338011,38013,380209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1380198173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS638011,38013,38016,38017,38019,3802024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13801130554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313801914640
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2138019238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413801914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2438011,38013,38019,3802017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21038008,38010,38011,38013,38014,38015,38017,38019,38021,3802239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8338011,38015,380199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2538008,38010,38011,38019,3802061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21380115614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)338010,38012,380194894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS538011,38013,38016,38017,3802021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13238011,380205317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21380191476



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