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Locality Name:
Shangrao Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 189084
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189084.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shangrao Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Chaoyang Mine
Gaozhou Mine
Jinzhuping Mo-polymetallic Deposit
Lingshan Complex
Lisongyang Mine
Xianshan'gang Ag-Au Deposit

Latitude: 28°10'50"N
Longitude: 118°4'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.180555555556,118.07861111111

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTopaz

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1416222793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)241617,416188803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21416222162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1416229052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41416225516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)241617,4162227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21416185171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1416225707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214162227198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1416221382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1416224165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2241615,416229895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1416178173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2341616,41618,416219617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS241617,4162224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14162230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314162214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31416185433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4241618,4162214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21416175800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2341617,41618,4162217380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3141622733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2241617,4162239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21416223106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2141622771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2341617,41618,4162261156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1416226417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1416225186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS241617,4162221482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31416223418
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21416181476



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