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Locality Name:
Yun Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China


mindat Locality ID: 189147
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189147.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yun Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Baisang Au Deposit
Dongyue Marble Deposit
Lijiawan Ag-Au Deposit
Puzimen Ag-Au Deposit
Qingjiagou Au Deposit
Xujiapo Au-Ag-Te Deposit
Yungaishi Mine (Yungaisi Mine; Yungai Mine)
Zhuxi Mine

Latitude: 32°56'29"N
Longitude: 110°53'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.941388888889,110.8875
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 O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayCopperJalpaiteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTurquoise

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Faustite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13997727770
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O13998224
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS339978,39979,3998124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13998030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te139981804
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2139981116
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213998117380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3139981733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2339978,39979,3998139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239977,3998161156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1399815186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS339978,39979,3998121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21399813337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21399812562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O239982,39983484
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO40120


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