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Locality Name:
Wuchuan Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China


mindat Locality ID: 216537
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216537.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wuchuan Co., Zunyi, Guizhou, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dazhuyuan Bauxite Deposit
Muyouchang Mine
Wachangping Bauxite Deposit

Latitude: 28°43'23"N
Longitude: 107°50'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.723055555556,107.83722222222
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: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrookiteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
StibniteZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21389612162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1389621588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13896211547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2138961700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13896227770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4138962352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1389625707
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1389622600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81389631756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1389624165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)138961481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21389629895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21389629617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13896224243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1389626890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313896114640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41389615591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21389625674
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3138962511
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2238961,3896239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213896261156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS138962712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21389615614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1389616417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1389622473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13896221482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31389623418
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3138962369
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1389615251


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