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Locality Name:
Luotian Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China


mindat Locality ID: 216660
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216660.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luotian Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Hejiawan
Sifangshan Mn Deposit
Xiangshuitan Au-Ag Deposit
Xiaojiawan Mn Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrauniteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeEpidoteGarnet
KaoliniteMicaNonePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Jacobsite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vernadite  (*)
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)2239896,398993419
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O239896,39899178
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)239896,39899483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)239896,3989927770
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16239896,39899599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2239896,398999895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1398958173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)239896,398997437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3239896,3989914640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16239896,39899243
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4239896,39899172
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4239896,398995591
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O239896,398991508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2239896,3989917380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6139895229
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2239896,398992273
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2239896,398993106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239896,3989961156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O239896,39899177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)239896,398991711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)239896,39899969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10239896,39899312
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3239896,398991214
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O239896,39899433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2239896,398992562
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O239896,3989965


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