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Locality Name:
Fuqing Co., Fuzhou, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 193258
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193258.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuqing Co., Fuzhou, Fujian, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dongzai Mine
Fengji Ag Deposit
Xiaxidi Ag Deposit

Latitude: 25°44'0"N
Longitude: 119°18'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.733333333333,119.31638888889

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 C Fe H K Mn O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteClayCopperKaoliniteNonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksalt
Sphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alunite  (*)Galena  (*)Hessite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S237250,372512793
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6137249966
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS237250,3725124243
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te237250,37251804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41372495591
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2337249,37250,3725139462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2337249,37250,37251771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2337249,37250,3725161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)237250,372511711
Silver  (*)CopperAg237250,372515186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS237250,3725121482



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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