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Locality Name:
Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 217078
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217078.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field)
Qinshan Diopside Deposit
Taqian Mine

Latitude: 26°39'23"N
Longitude: 118°6'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.656388888889,118.10138888889

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.

Alunite	Analcime	Apatite	Arrojadite	Autunite	Beryl	Beryllonite	Bjarebyite	Calcite	Carminite
Chalcopyrite	Childrenite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Danburite	Dmisteinbergite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gadolinite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Lazulite	Mica	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Reddingite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tapiolite	Titanite
Topaz	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Analcime Apatite Arrojadite Autunite Beryl Beryllonite Bjarebyite Calcite Carminite
Chalcopyrite Childrenite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Danburite Dmisteinbergite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gadolinite Garnet Kaolinite Lazulite Mica Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Reddingite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tapiolite Titanite
Topaz Tourmaline Vivianite Wagnerite Wollastonite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Anapaite ()*	Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Augelite ()*
Autunite ()*	Bertossaite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beryllonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Childrenite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*
Crandallite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dravite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Eosphorite ()*
Epidote ()*	Euclase ()*	Ferrisicklerite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Goyazite ()*	Herderite ()*
Hurlbutite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kulanite ()*
Lazulite ()*	Ludlamite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Minjiangite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nanpingite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Palermoite ()*	Periclase ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phosphoferrite ()*	Pollucite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorzalite ()*	Sicklerite ()*	Simferite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spodumene ()*	Strontiohurlbutite ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Triphylite ()*	Triploidite ()*	Variscite ()*
Väyrynenite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Wodginite ()*	Wolfeite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	1	37370	8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	390	300	1	37370	244
Anapaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	390	300	1	37370	25
Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Arrojadite	(KNa)Fe²⁺(CaNa₂)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂	390	300	1	37370	50
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	390	300	1	37370	79
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	390	300	1	37370	1272
Bertossaite ()*	Carminite	Li₂CaAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄	390	300	2	37369,37370	6
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	300	300	1	37370	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	300	300	1	37370	4286
Beryllonite ()*	Beryllonite	NaBe(PO₄)	300	300	1	37370	47
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	37371	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	390	300	1	37370	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	390	300	1	37369	27198
Childrenite ()*	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	390	300	1	37370	93
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	390	300	1	37370	518
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	390	300	1	37370	310
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	37371	4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	1	37370	648
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	1	37370	520
Eosphorite ()*	Childrenite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	390	300	1	37370	128
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	390	300	1	37369	8173
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	300	300	1	37370	120
Ferrisicklerite ()*	Olivine	Li_1-x(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)(PO₄)	390	300	2	37369,37370	108
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	390	300	2	37369,37370	2740
Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) ()*	Arrojadite	BaNa₄CaFe₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)F₂	390	300	1	37370	2
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	390	300	2	37370,37372	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	300	300	1	37369	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	390	300	1	37369	24243
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	390	300	1	37370	173
Herderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)F	300	300	1	37370	20
Hurlbutite ()*	Danburite	CaBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	1	37370	14
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	390	300	1	37370	367
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	37370	119
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	390	300	1	37370	5591
Kulanite ()*	Bjarebyite	BaFe²⁺₂Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	390	300	1	37370	12
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	390	300	1	37370	232
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	390	300	1	37370	66
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	390	300	1	37369	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	1	37370	4924
Minjiangite ()*	Dmisteinbergite	BaBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	1	37370	1
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	390	300	1	37370	945
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	1	37370	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	390	300	1	37370	17380
Nanpingite ()*	Mica	CsAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	390	300	1	37370	8
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	390	300	1	37370	2349
Palermoite ()*	Carminite	Li₂SrAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄	390	390	1	37370	3
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO			1	37371	114
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	300	300	1	37370	326
Phosphoferrite ()*	Reddingite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·3H₂O	390	300	1	37370	31
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	390	300	1	37370	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	390	300	1	37369	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	390	300	1	37369	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	390	300	3	37370,37371,37372	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	390	300	1	37369	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	390	300	1	37370	2705
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	390	300	1	37370	60
Sicklerite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	390	300	1	37370	66
Simferite ()*	None	LiMg(PO₄)	390	300	1	37370	3
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	390	300	1	37370	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	390	300	1	37369	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	390	300	1	37370	688
Strontiohurlbutite ()*	Danburite	SrBe₂(PO₄)₂	300	300	1	37370	1
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	1	37370	99
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	1	37370	211
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	390	300	1	37370	88
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	390	300	1	37369	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	390	300	1	37370	1476
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	390	300	1	37370	313
Triploidite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	1	37370	29
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	390	300	1	37369	301
Väyrynenite ()*	None	BeMn²⁺(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	37370	15
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	390	300	1	37370	636
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	390	300	1	37370	61
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	390	300	1	37370	78
Wolfeite ()*	Wagnerite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	390	300	1	37370	43
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	37371	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	390	300	1	37369	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	390	300	1	37370	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Be-00053	300	300	300			high						Strontiohurlbutite, Minjiangite	Be	154558	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China		Rao et al. (2009)	10.3749/canmin.47.5.1195	CM47_1195
	Grew_Li_2019_0082	390	390	390									Palermoite		154558	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China	Pegmatite no. 31, Xikeng mine, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping district, Fujian Province, China	Che et al. (2015); Tang et al. (2017)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R141104	Pegmatite No. 31 (Xikeng Mine; Xiyuantou), Nanping Pegmatite Field (Xikeng Pegmatite Field), Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China	https://rruff.info/R141104

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