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Locality Name:
Longjing Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China


mindat Locality ID: 189094
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189094.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Longjing Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Changren Cu-(Co-Ni) Deposit
Houdidong Au Deposit
Jingushan Au Deposit
Kaishantun Au Deposit
Shijing Au-Ag Deposit
Xilinhe Au Deposit
Xilinhe Wollastonite Mine

Latitude: 42°51'30"N
Longitude: 128°58'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.858333333333,128.97888888889
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteKaolinite
MalachiteMicaNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTetrahedriteWollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1418482793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21418483419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6141846966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1418469052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41418485516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)241848,4184927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1418485707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2241844,4184827198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)241848,418498173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14184824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu241848,4184930554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41418485591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414184914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214184812537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241848,4184917380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81418441512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2441844,41846,41848,4184939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2141849771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8241844,418489056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2241848,4184961156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1418485186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14184821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31418483418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131418485317
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31418501247


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