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Locality Name:
Lanshan District, Rizhao, Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 216837
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216837.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lanshan District, Rizhao, Shandong, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Garnet Pyroxenite Outcrops
Houshuichegou
Hushan Quarry

Latitude: 35°10'54"N
Longitude: 119°18'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.181666666667,119.31444444444
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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMica
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTitanite
TopazZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Coesite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1430708803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14307027770
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2143071376
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO2243069,4307077
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61430704135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2243069,430709895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)243069,430718173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1430691188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3243069,430701544
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31430695433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4243069,430711507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414306914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214307117380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6143070229
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2143071247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214307139462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3143069341
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2143071771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2343069,43070,4307161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2343069,43070,430715614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41430691934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1430704899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21430711476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21430702562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1430715251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1430711025


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