Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Wuhua Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China

mindat Locality ID: 192102
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192102.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wuhua Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baishizhang Mo Deposit
Baoshanzhang Sn-W Deposit
Baxiang Fe Deposit
Dipili Mine

Latitude: 23°54'45"N
Longitude: 115°42'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.9125,115.7

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.

Arsenic	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Feldspar	Fluorite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Topaz

Albite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Magnetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Feldspar Fluorite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Topaz

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	37959	8803
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	37958	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	37958	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	37958	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	37958	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	37958,37959	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	37958,37960	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	37958,37959,37961	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	37958,37960	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	37960	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	37958,37959	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	37958,37959	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	37958,37960	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	37960	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	37958,37959	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	37958,37959	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	37958,37960	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	37959	1476

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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