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Locality Name:
Jui-Fang Town, Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan


mindat Locality ID: 20188
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20188.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jui-Fang Town, Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Fu-Shan Gold Mine
Hsumei Orebody
Jiufen Mine (Chiufen Mine)

Latitude: 25°5'56"N
Longitude: 121°53'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.098888888889,121.89916666667

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEnargiteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneOrpimentPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtziteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)
Luzonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1115482312
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2115482,115484470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22115482,1154843092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11154829052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111548411547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2115482,11548427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22115482,11548427198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11154842600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11154824165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211154849895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42115483,115484910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2115482,11548424243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31115484504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11154847437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3115482,115483,11548430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11154826890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32115482,11548414640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611154842228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411154845591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)21115484234
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41115483198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111548414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211154845674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1115484397
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111548417380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31115484511
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4111548457
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23115482,115483,11548439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811154849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23115482,115483,11548461156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1115484712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2115482,1154841711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11154846417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11154845186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2115482,11548421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32115482,1154843418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11154842045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132115482,1154845317
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11154845251



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