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Locality Name:
Kaihua Co., Quzhou, Zhejiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 216920
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216920.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaihua Co., Quzhou, Zhejiang, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Tangwu Mine
Tongcun Cu-Mo Deposit
Tongshan Fe-Sn-Cu-W Deposit

Latitude: 29°19'29"N
Longitude: 118°47'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.324722222222,118.79972222222
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldsparKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1454498803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1454491588
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14544927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21454505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2245449,4545027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1454494165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61454494135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14544924243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314544914640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41454495591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4245449,4545014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21454495800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3145449140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1454481508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245448,4544917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2245448,4544939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2145449771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81454499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245448,4544961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1454504894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14544921482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1454494899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1454495251


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