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Locality Name:
Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China


mindat Locality ID: 189140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189140.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Huameinao Au-Ag Deposit
Tongkengling Au Deposit
Xujiashan Mine

Latitude: 29°50'40"N
Longitude: 114°43'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.844444444444,114.73027777778

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumMicaNonePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteStibnite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)240044,4004611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)240044,4004627770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4140046352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214004427198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21400469895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14004424243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314004414640
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214004417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2240044,4004639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2240044,4004661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS240044,4004621482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)140046446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31400463418
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3140046369



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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