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Locality Name:
Laixi Co., Qingdao, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 216825
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216825.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Laixi Co., Qingdao, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Beishu Mine
Nanshu Mine
Shanhou-Beipo Gold Field
Xitangezhuang Au Occurrence

Latitude: 36°57'35"N
Longitude: 120°23'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.959722222222,120.39916666667
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFeldsparMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTitanite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41427915516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14279427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2242791,4279427198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1427911025
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14279424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu242794,4279630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC242790,427912812
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1427914924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2242791,4279417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2342791,42794,4279639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81427919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2242791,4279461156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS242791,4279421482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1427914899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21427912562


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