Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China

mindat Locality ID: 216675
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216675.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bancanghe Au Deposit
Dingjiahe Mine
Guanzhuang Fe Deposit
Pengjiahe
Sanchaya Mine
Shibantan Pb-Zn Deposit
Shibanxi Au Deposit
Shukongping Mine
Taopinghe Mine
Yangtze Gorge
Zhangcunping Deposit

Latitude: 31°1'50"N
Longitude: 111°6'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.030555555556,111.10222222222

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.

Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Garnet	Kaolinite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel

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 C Ca Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clay Corundum Garnet Kaolinite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Almandine ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*
Greigite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	40094	2353
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	40093,40100,40101	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	40098,40100	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	40096	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	40095	2812
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	1	40100	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	40093	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	40093	5591
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	40100	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	40093,40095,40100	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	40093	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	40094	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	40096	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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