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Locality Name:
Yongding Co., Longyan, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 217023
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217023.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yongding Co., Longyan, Fujian, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Dapai Pb-Zn Deposit
Sanba Mn Deposit
Shankou Mo Deposit
Xincun Mo-Pb-Zn Deposit
Zhangkeng-Zhangyanxia Cu-polymetallic Deposit

Latitude: 24°54'2"N
Longitude: 116°58'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.900555555556,116.97555555556

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFluoriteGarnetIlvaite
KaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinel

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1373052734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13730511547
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21373095171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1373054979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2237305,3730927198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21373059895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1373058173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21373059617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS337305,37308,3730924243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31373051544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6137305741
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1373051689
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)137305197
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O613730573
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41373055591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4237305,3730914899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2337305,37307,373085800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213730517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213730539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2237305,3730961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1373051711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1373056417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1373052473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS337305,37308,3730921482



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