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Locality Name:
Tengchong Sn Belt, Lianghe Co., Dehong, Yunnan, China


mindat Locality ID: 225622
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225622.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tengchong Sn Belt, Lianghe Co., Dehong, Yunnan, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Lailishan Sn Deposit

Latitude: 24°55'0"N
Longitude: 98°15'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.916666666667,98.266388888889
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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTopaz

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1448858803
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21448855171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214488527198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21448859617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14488524243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314488514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41448855591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214488517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1448852994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214488539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81448859056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214488561156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14488521482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21448851476


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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