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Locality Name:
Qibaoshan, Wulian Co., Rizhao, Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 216836
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216836.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qibaoshan, Wulian Co., Rizhao, Shandong, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Diaoyutai Pyrite Deposit
Qibaoshan Au-Cu Deposit
Yaotou Cu-(Au) Deposit

Latitude: 35°47'59"N
Longitude: 119°8'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.799722222222,119.13333333333

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: Ag Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteTetrahedrite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3143078315
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1430781588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)243078,4307911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41430785516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14307827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1430785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2243078,4307927198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1430783846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1430784165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1430781027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21430789895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2143078246
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14307824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14307830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1430786890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3243078,4307914640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41430785591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214307812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21430785674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21430785800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2343077,43078,4307917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2343077,43078,4307939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81430789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2343077,43078,4307961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1430784894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1430786417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1430785186
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131430785317



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