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Locality Name:
Longquan Co., Lishui, Zhejiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 205133
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205133.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Longquan Co., Lishui, Zhejiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Babaoshan Au-Ag Deposit
Badu Mine
Maoduan Pb-Zn-polymetallic Deposit
U Deposit No. 79
Wu'ao Pb-Zn Deposit
Wutun Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 28°0'59"N
Longitude: 118°58'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.016388888889,118.97222222222
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Te U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteBrownleeiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFluorite
KaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelTetradymiteXifengite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Altaite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Linzhiite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naquite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Xifengite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S245406,454112793
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe145406489
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1454069052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14540627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2245406,4541027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1454068173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21454079617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS445406,45408,45410,4541124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14540630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1454062812
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41454065591
Linzhiite  (*)NoneFeSi207
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414541014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21454085800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245406,4541117380
Naquite  (*)BrownleeiteFeSi08
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3145406733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2345406,45410,4541139462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2145406771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81454069056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245406,4541161156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1454065186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS445406,45408,45410,4541121482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3145406276
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21454092718
Xifengite  (*)XifengiteFe5Si305


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