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Locality Name:
Taiwan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18

mindat Locality ID: 20198
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20198.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taiwan": 77
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Fukien Province (Fuchien Province)
Hehuanshan Gold Mining District
Kaohsiung Municipality (Gaoxiong)
Taipei City Municipality
Taiwan Province

Latitude: 23°37'13"N
Longitude: 121°6'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.620277777778,121.10055555556
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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BournoniteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGeocroniteGypsumHalotrichite
HarmotomeHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupNowackiiteOrpimentPharmacosideritePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTalc
TetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteTobermoriteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

128 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aktashite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Famatinite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gratonite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gruzdevite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Mesolite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Saponite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Seligmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Suolunite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Velikite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wairakite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)283835115447,115450,115452,115457,1154983419
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S12111546422
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1115482312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11154508803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2115482,115484470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311154522353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)64115464,115466,115467,115494966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11154701627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311154591534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11154941588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24115452,115453,115482,1154843092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)283831115498718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42115450,115459708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3115450,115470,1154903250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2115453,1154829052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611154642060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)283832115464,1155035509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O1115464150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6115464,115466,115467,115477,115484,11548811547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811155064286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311154641935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425182115449,1154895516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32115464,1154671089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6251811154491633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21115450462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21115467361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)831818115444,115447,115449,115450,115453,115457,115464,115467,115470,115471,115480,115482,115484,115490,115498,115503,115505,11550627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11154674979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S25182115449,1154645707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2831812115449,115450,115464,115467,115480,115482,115484,115488,115489,115492,115503,11550527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43115450,115457,1154713902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42115450,115459951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS5115464,115465,115467,115480,1154842600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)883835115450,115457,115459,115505,1155061756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2115450,1154571025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1115464363
Copper  (*)CopperCu11154803846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2115464,1154824165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1115464481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41115464651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64115444,115450,115457,1154594135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23115450,115470,1154849895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)83831115505648
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS46115464,115465,115466,115467,115483,115484910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)83185115449,115450,115464,115475,1155058173
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS42115464,115467163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS83188115449,115464,115467,115482,115484,115488,115503,11550524243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S231115467133
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31115484504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4115464,115466,115477,1154847437
Gold  (*)CopperAu251813115435,115449,115453,115464,115465,115466,115467,115468,115478,115482,115483,115484,11548530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC83839115444,115447,115450,115453,115456,115464,115498,115503,1155052812
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S15111546724
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32115450,1154591544
Gruzdevite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3Sb4S1211154645
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O83186115449,115464,115477,115482,115494,1155036890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1115477409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34115464,115470,115482,11548414640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41115450407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33115450,115470,1155065433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141115464784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62115477,1154842228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44115464,115477,115480,1154845591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)21115484234
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2115470,1154751271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41115450359
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS43115464,115467,115483198
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11154501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4838312115447,115450,115452,115457,115459,115464,115468,115470,115484,115498,115503,11550614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)283183115449,115464,11550312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211154845674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1115477915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg4115464,115465,115467,115484397
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1115470425
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O25183115449,115464,1154701508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)283189115449,115450,115452,115453,115464,115484,115498,115505,11550617380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41115464112
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2115470,1154861236
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1115470471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1115464492
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S32115477,115484511
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21115452247
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4111548457
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1115464428
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O111547075
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O111546499
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2831821115447,115449,115450,115452,115453,115464,115465,115466,115467,115471,115480,115482,115483,115484,115488,115489,115492,115494,115498,115503,11550539462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)22115452,115464771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S883835115450,115453,115484,115503,1155059056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2831820115447,115449,115450,115453,115457,115464,115465,115466,115467,115468,115470,115471,115480,115482,115483,115484,115498,115503,115505,11550661156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2115477,115484712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4115464,115482,115484,1155081711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2115457,115508969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO283834115453,115464,115505,1155065614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1115450598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1115470301
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11155062705
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O111546437
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O2115470,115473390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11154671153
Seligmannite  (*)BournoniteCuPbAsS3111546464
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3115470,115484,1155066417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2115464,1154845186
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2111550850
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311155081214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS83188115449,115464,115467,115482,115484,115488,115503,11550521482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411154711934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32115482,1154843418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5115439,115465,115484,115494,1154952045
Suolunite  (*)NoneCa2Si2O5(OH)2·H2O11154907
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)283834115447,115450,115456,1154983337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132115464,1154671803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO251811154491101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135115464,115467,115469,115482,1154845317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O2115473,115486452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3115450,115464,1154754899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)1115490114
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)283834115450,115452,115459,1154982562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)31115450212
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1115464301
Velikite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2HgSnS411154645
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1115470652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102115450,1154591395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1115461636
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O111547573
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS2115464,115465372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3115464,115468,1154845251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2115450,1154641025


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00201251825–18      Bornite, Brochantite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Gypsum, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu158696Chimei Cu-Au Deposit (Quimei), Chuo-hsi (Jhuosi; Juisui), Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, TaiwanChimeiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Bradley_2012_044838383Ar/Ar muscovite   Muscovite  158701Nanao, Yilan Co. (Ilan Co.), Taiwan Province, Taiwan[Tananao Schist]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060390Pen-Shan Ore Body, Chinkuashih Mine (Jinguashi Mine; Kinkwaseki Mine; Kinkaseki Mine), Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Province, Taiwanhttps://rruff.info/R060390

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