Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lingshi Co., Jinzhong, Shanxi, China

mindat Locality ID: 216860
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216860.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lingshi Co., Jinzhong, Shanxi, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Lingshi Mine
Yangjiashan Bauxite Deposit

Latitude: 36°46'59"N
Longitude: 111°36'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.783055555556,111.61638888889

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.

Clay	Diaspore	Gypsum	Kaolinite	None	Not in a structural group

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 H Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clay Diaspore Gypsum Kaolinite None Not in a structural group

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Anhydrite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Kaolinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	43168	1588
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	43169	481
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	43168	9895
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	43168	6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43169	5591

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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