Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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

mindat Locality ID: 216411
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216411.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fengshun Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Jianbidong Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit
Laohuge Cu-Ag Deposit
Tangxi Mine

Latitude: 23°51'19"N
Longitude: 116°13'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.855277777778,116.2175

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Digenite	Enargite	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Wurtzite

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 As Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Digenite Enargite Kaolinite Mica None Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Wurtzite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*
Galena ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	37934	966
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	37934	27198
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	37934	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	37934	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	37934	910
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	37933	24243
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	37934	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	37934	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	37935	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	37934,37935	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	37933	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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