Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China

mindat Locality ID: 191130
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191130.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Baizhiyan Fe-Au Deposit
Banlaoyao U Occurrence
Beidai Fe Deposit (Peitai Fe Deposit)
Daiyinzhang Au Deposit
Dashuiyan Fe Deposit (Tashuiyen Fe Deposit)
Daxigou Au Deposit
Diantou Au Deposit
Dongyaozhuang Au Deposit
Dongye Town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen)
Huyingou U Occurrence
Jingangku Mine
Kangjiagou Au Deposit
Liujiaping Au Deposit
Moyugou Au Deposit
Qitushi Au Deposit
Shangyanghua Au Deposit
Shangzimiao Fe Deposit (Shangtzumiao Fe Deposit)
Shiziping Fe Deposit (Shihtzup'ing Fe Deposit)
Tianhe Bauxite Deposit
Xishan Au Deposit
Yangyanshi-Zhangshangou Anthophyllite Deposit

Latitude: 38°55'22"N
Longitude: 113°36'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.922777777778,113.61611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Wollastonite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Brannerite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Wollastonite Zircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43269	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	43253,43254,43262,43263,43268	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4	43253,43254,43260,43262	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43269	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	43254,43263	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	43260	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	2	43248,43258	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	43254,43259,43260,43268	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	43254,43260	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	43254	376
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	43254	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	43247,43254,43260	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	43254,43259,43263	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	43263,43268	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	43247,43253,43254,43260,43262,43263,43268	30554
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43247	223
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	43247,43256,43260	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	12	43247,43249,43251,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43265,43266,43268	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	43260	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	43259,43268	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	43254	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	43253,43254,43260,43262,43263,43268	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	43253,43254,43259,43260,43262	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	43247,43249,43251,43253,43254,43256,43257,43259,43260,43262,43263,43265,43266,43268	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	43263	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	8	43247,43253,43254,43259,43260,43262,43263,43268	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	43254,43259	21482
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	43258	2718
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	43269	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	43254	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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