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Locality Name:
Luntai Co. (Bügür Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 189120
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189120.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luntai Co. (Bügür Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Atedaban Sb Deposit
Chahanshala Sb-Au Deposit (Chahansala Sb-Au Deposit)
Dinadaban Sb Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachite
MicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1441078803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1441079052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31441071935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14410727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244106,4410727198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1441074165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14410724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14410730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314410714640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41441075591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214410712537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214410717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244106,4410739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81441079056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214410761156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14410721482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4144107668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3344106,44107,441083418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131441075317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3144107369


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