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Locality Name:
Chengde Co., Chengde, Hebei, China


mindat Locality ID: 187795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chengde Co., Chengde, Hebei, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Damiao Complex
Gaositai
Guzhigou Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Jiaodingshan Pb-Zn Deposit
Wulie River Placers

Latitude: 41°5'52"N
Longitude: 118°6'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.097777777778,118.10083333333

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 Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBowieiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMeloniteMicaNickelineNone
PentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite
TitaniteUllmannite

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bowieite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Changchengite  (*)Chengdeite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gaotaiite  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Inaglyite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Iridium  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mayingite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Osmium  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Shuangfengite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1390802793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21390753419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1390758803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1390809052
Bowieite  (*)BowieiteRh2S313907833
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2239075,3908027198
Changchengite  (*)UllmanniteIrBiS239078,390822
Chengdeite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteIr3Fe239078,390826
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4239078,390823902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81390751756
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS139078124
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61390784135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)239075,390788173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS2239078,39082110
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F239075,390782740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21390819617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS239080,3908124243
Gaotaiite  (*)PyriteIr3Te81390781
Gold  (*)CopperAu339078,39080,3908230554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3339075,39076,390785433
Inaglyite  (*)NonePbCu3Ir8S161390786
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS239078,39082154
Iridium  (*)CopperIr239078,39082162
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe139078128
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41390805591
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2239078,39082226
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O413907598
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4439075,39076,39078,3908214899
Mayingite  (*)PyriteIrBiTe239078,390823
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2439075,39078,39080,3908117380
Osmium  (*)NoneOs139078169
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81390751512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt239078,39082485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2339075,39078,3908039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81390759056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239075,3908161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21390755614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)139075598
Shuangfengite  (*)MeloniteIrTe2239078,390824
Silver  (*)CopperAg1390805186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2139078337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS239080,3908121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41390781934
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131390805317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1390754899
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1390751025



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