Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vietnam

Oldest recorded age at locality: 340
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20.3

mindat Locality ID: 22624
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22624.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vietnam": 201
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 129

Number of Child Localities: 41
Child Localities:
An Giang Province
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Bac Giang Province
Bac Kan Province
Bac Lieu Province
Bac Ninh Province
Ben Tre Province
Bin Thuan Province
Binh Dinh Province
Cao Bang Province
Da Nang
Dak Lak Province
Đồng Nai Province
Gia Lai Province
Hà Giang Province
Hanoi
Hòa Bình Province
Khánh Hòa Province
Kiên Giang Province
Kon Tum Province
Lai Chau Province
Lam Dong Province
Lang Son Province
Lao Cai Province
Nghe An Province (Nghe Tinh Province)
Ninh Thuan Province
Phu Tho Province
Phu Yen Province
Quang Binh Province
Quang Nam Province
Quang Nam-Dà Nang Province
Quảng Ngãi Province (Quang Ngai Province)
Quang Ninh Province
Son La Province
Tai Ninh Province
Thai Nguyen Province
Thanh Hoa Province
Thua Thiên-Hué Province
Tuyen Quang Province
Vinh Phu Province
Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province)

Latitude: 19°23'14"N
Longitude: 105°59'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 19.387222222222,105.98694444444

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.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite
Baryte	Bastnäsite	Berthierite	Beryl	Blödite	Bournonite	Braunite	Burbankite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Carbocernaite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Danburite
Diamond	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Humite	Iron	Kaolinite
Kobellite	Lanthanite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Parisite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stibnite
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Cl Cu H Na O Pb S Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite
Baryte Bastnäsite Berthierite Beryl Blödite Bournonite Braunite Burbankite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Carbocernaite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Danburite
Diamond Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Humite Iron Kaolinite
Kobellite Lanthanite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Parisite Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stibnite
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tridymite Ullmannite Wurtzite Zinkenite Zircon

157 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antimony ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bavenite ()*
Berthierite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*
Burbankite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbocernaite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*
Changoite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chromite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Danalite ()*	Danburite ()*	Diamond ()*
Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Edenite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heteromorphite ()*	Humite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydroxycalcioroméite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ikunolite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jonassonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Lanthanite-(Ce) ()*	Laurionite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Margarite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Nickeline ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Otavite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parkerite ()*
Penfieldite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rossmanite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sadanagaite ()*	Sassolite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*
Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Troilite ()*	Tsugaruite ()*	Tsumoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zhanghengite ()*
Zinkenite ()*	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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			2	294708,294876	2793
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	331	30	1	294766	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	33.2	31.2	2	294857,294894	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	294835	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	294823	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			3	294708,294756,294876	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	294702	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	331	30	4	294763,294771,294772,294787	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	31.6	30	1	294891	1036
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			2	294870,294872	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	294856	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			12	294708,294710,294714,294751,294752,294787,294791,294826,294870,294871,294872,294876	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	340	250	0		544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	294703	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	294876	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	294731	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	340	250	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	331	23	4	294705,294772,294776,294869	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	331	30	1	294772	304
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)			1	294812	255
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			2	294751,294872	343
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	33.2	20.9	11	294777,294807,294809,294812,294814,294815,294816,294817,294863,294866,294882	4286
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			2	294873,294874	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			3	294763,294857,294871	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			4	294708,294763,294857,294876	1935
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			2	294793,294794	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	294763	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			3	294871,294873,294874	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			6	294708,294856,294871,294873,294874,294876	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			4	294738,294740,294741,294877	483
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅	331	30	1	294772	52
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	331	22.6	23	294701,294708,294751,294752,294763,294766,294772,294787,294798,294801,294823,294826,294856,294870,294876,294883,294884,294885,294886,294888,294891,294893,294897	27770
Carbocernaite ()*	Carbocernaite	(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO₃)₂	331	30	1	294768	24
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	294857,294879	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	331	30	1	294772	1252
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	294752	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	294708,294876	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	340	250	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	340	30	20	294708,294710,294714,294733,294752,294754,294763,294773,294787,294791,294798,294804,294826,294828,294829,294839,294857,294871,294872,294876	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			2	294871,294872	162
Changoite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Zn(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	340	20.3	0		6
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			2	294883,294888	285
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	294865	3902
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	33.2	20.3	31	294707,294718,294719,294720,294721,294722,294723,294743,294745,294746,294761,294777,294782,294807,294808,294809,294810,294811,294823,294882,294884,294885,294886,294888,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895,294897,294898	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	294873,294874	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			2	294733,294798	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	340	250	0		2970
Danalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	294857	58
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	33.2	31.2	2	294886,294894	148
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	294764	697
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			2	294793,294794	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	294823,294840,294841	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	331	30	6	294708,294752,294772,294801,294876,294883	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	30	6	294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895	648
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	33.2	30	6	294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895	160
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	31.2	1	294894	520
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	294754	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	47.5	30	3	294701,294773,294798	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	331	30	1	294772	2740
Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃F	331	30	1	294772	19
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	331	23	9	294736,294771,294772,294776,294804,294812,294821,294857,294866	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			3	294747,294749,294777	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	331	30	18	294708,294710,294714,294752,294763,294772,294787,294791,294826,294828,294829,294850,294856,294857,294871,294873,294874,294876	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	294708,294871,294873,294874,294876	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			15	294706,294763,294787,294791,294798,294826,294828,294829,294850,294857,294870,294871,294872,294873,294874	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	33.2	20.3	13	294710,294763,294787,294802,294807,294883,294884,294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	294876	717
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	294798	209
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			3	294738,294740,294741	350
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	340	250	1	294839	205
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	294798	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	294763,294777,294804,294859	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	294876	1689
Heteromorphite ()*	None	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉			2	294873,294874	38
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	33.2	22.6	3	294884,294894,294897	80
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	340	20.3	0		201
Hydroxycalcioroméite ()*	Pyrochlore	(Ca,Sb³⁺)₂(Sb⁵⁺,Ti)₂O₆(OH)			1	294751	11
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			3	294708,294856,294876	1066
Ikunolite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄S₃			1	294763	54
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			3	294726,294733,294859	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	294871,294872	784
Jonassonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Au(Bi,Pb)₅S₄			1	294763	19
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	294754,294777,294835	5591
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅			1	294871	87
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	294814	1507
Lanthanite-(Ce) ()*	Lanthanite	Ce₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O	331	30	1	294772	16
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	340	20.3	0		49
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	294883	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	331	30	17	294708,294728,294733,294734,294752,294772,294773,294798,294804,294823,294850,294852,294857,294859,294861,294862,294876	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	294876	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	294791	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	33.2	30	7	294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895,294898	168
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	340	250	1	294839	161
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	340	250	1	294839	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	33.2	31.2	5	294814,294881,294885,294894,294896	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	340	20.3	0		1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	331	30	6	294763,294772,294804,294826,294844,294857	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	331	30	1	294772	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	33.2	31.2	15	294707,294752,294758,294763,294777,294787,294798,294804,294814,294857,294866,294873,294874,294887,294894	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	294703	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	294735	884
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	340	250	1	294839	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	294785	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	33.2	30	1	294884	2349
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)			1	294856	25
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	340	250	1	294839	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	33.2	30	1	294884	247
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	294884,294887	313
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	331	30	2	294771,294772	112
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	340	250	1	294839	55
Penfieldite ()*	None	Pb₂Cl₃(OH)	340	20.3	0		22
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	340	250	2	294733,294839	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	294764	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	331	22.6	11	294764,294772,294883,294884,294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895,294897	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	340	20.3	35	294708,294710,294714,294751,294752,294754,294763,294772,294773,294787,294791,294798,294804,294807,294819,294826,294828,294829,294839,294850,294856,294859,294870,294871,294872,294873,294874,294876,294884,294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			4	294738,294740,294741,294876	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	294764	341
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	294835	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	340	30	18	294708,294710,294733,294752,294754,294763,294773,294787,294798,294804,294819,294826,294839,294850,294857,294859,294876,294884	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	331	30	35	294701,294707,294708,294714,294742,294748,294751,294752,294758,294763,294772,294780,294781,294786,294787,294795,294798,294801,294804,294806,294814,294826,294835,294846,294857,294866,294870,294871,294872,294873,294874,294876,294881,294894,294896	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	294848	1711
Rossmanite ()*	Tourmaline	(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	31.2	1	294894	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	33.2	30	9	294843,294859,294884,294885,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895	5614
Sadanagaite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₅Al₃)O₂₂(OH)₂	33.2	30	1	294884	6
Sassolite ()*	None	B(OH)₃			1	294886	31
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	294763,294857	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			3	294777,294780,294896	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	294871	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	331	30	2	294752,294772	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	33.2	22.6	2	294814,294882	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			3	294708,294856,294876	2473
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	340	250	1	294839	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	331	30	22	294708,294710,294714,294751,294752,294763,294772,294787,294791,294804,294826,294828,294829,294850,294856,294857,294870,294871,294872,294873,294874,294876	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	33.2	20.3	16	294733,294807,294843,294882,294883,294884,294885,294886,294887,294888,294889,294891,294893,294894,294895,294897	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			2	294708,294876	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	294814	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	294751,294763,294872	3418
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	331	30	1	294772	589
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	331	30	2	294771,294772	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			2	294708,294876	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			4	294708,294752,294872,294876	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	31.6	30	3	294798,294884,294891	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			7	294758,294777,294780,294781,294786,294866,294899	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	294731	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	294840,294841	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	294733	1044
Tsugaruite ()*	None	Pb₂₈As₁₅S₅₀Cl			1	294787	3
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	340	250	1	294839	100
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	294844	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	294844	890
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			4	294751,294871,294873,294874	369
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	294843	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	340	250	1	294839	380
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			2	294708,294876	372
Zhanghengite ()*	Iron	CuZn	340	250	0		6
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂			2	294871,294872	228
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	31.6	30	8	294718,294743,294745,294746,294761,294777,294866,294891	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001163	The Phong Tho district covers 3,500 km2 across which are scattered the four carbonatite localities of Southern NamXe, Ban Mo, Northern NamXe and Then Thau-Ban Lang. MAGMATIC STYLE: Includes a volcano with extrusive carbonatites and irregular intrusions, dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basaltic trachyandesite, trachyrhyolite, trachyte, leucitophyre, peralkaline syenites and granites; lamproites and lamprophyres.
Jen_0001164	The Phong Tho district covers 3,500 km2 across which are scattered the four carbonatite localities of Southern NamXe, Ban Mo, Northern NamXe and Then Thau-Ban Lang. MAGMATIC STYLE: Includes a volcano with extrusive carbonatites and irregular intrusions, dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basaltic trachyandesite, trachyrhyolite, trachyte, leucitophyre, peralkaline syenites and granites; lamproites and lamprophyres.

Age ID

Locality Notes

Jen_0001163

The Phong Tho district covers 3,500 km2 across which are scattered the four carbonatite localities of Southern NamXe, Ban Mo, Northern NamXe and Then Thau-Ban Lang. MAGMATIC STYLE: Includes a volcano with extrusive carbonatites and irregular intrusions, dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basaltic trachyandesite, trachyrhyolite, trachyte, leucitophyre, peralkaline syenites and granites; lamproites and lamprophyres.

Jen_0001164

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0001163	30	30	30	Rb-Sr		phlogopite, k-feldspar				27053	Nâm Xe REE Deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam	Phong Tho	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001164	47.5	40.5	44±3.5	Rb-Sr		phlogopite, k-feldspar				27053	Nâm Xe REE Deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam	Phong Tho	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00770	331	252	Middle Carboniferous - Permian							27053	Nâm Xe REE Deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam	Nam Xe North (Mau Xe North)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
ree-00771	299	252	Late Permian							27053	Nâm Xe REE Deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam	Nam Xe South (Mau Xe North)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
ree-00769	66	23	Paleogene							205450	Dong Pao REE Deposit, Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam	Dong Pao	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
Alexandra-0365	22.7	21.5	22.1 ± 0.6	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	phlogopite	QC6	Phlogopite		250151	Doi San, Quy Chau District (Ke Bon; Phu Qui Chau), Nghe An Province (Nghe Tinh Province), Vietnam	Doi San	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0364	22.3	20.9	21.6 ± 0.7	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	phlogopite	QC2a	Phlogopite		250150	Doi Ty, Quy Chau District (Ke Bon; Phu Qui Chau), Nghe An Province (Nghe Tinh Province), Vietnam	Doi Ty	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0366	23	22	22.5 ± 0.5	40Ar/39A	Age of pegmatite	biotite	MC12			250152	Mo Coi, Quy Chau District (Ke Bon; Phu Qui Chau), Nghe An Province (Nghe Tinh Province), Vietnam	Mo Coi	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0367	21.7	20.3	21.0 ± 0.7	40Ar/39A	Age of schist	phlogopite	MC21	Phlogopite		250152	Mo Coi, Quy Chau District (Ke Bon; Phu Qui Chau), Nghe An Province (Nghe Tinh Province), Vietnam	Mo Coi	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
EG105_1057_007	340	250	340-250						Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	27055	Ban Phuc Cu-Ni Deposit, Ban Phuc, Bac Yen District, Son La Province, Vietnam	Ban Phuc	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Alexandra-0359	31.8	30	30.9 ± 0.9	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	phlogopite	BDL4	Phlogopite		193087	Bai Da Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Bai Da Lan	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0361	31.6	30	30.8 ± 0.8	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	muscovite	KT3b	Muscovite		193089	Khoan Thong Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Khoan Thong	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0360	33.2	31.2	32.2 ± 1.0	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	phlogopite	MTH3	Phlogopite		69170	Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Minh Tien	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0362	23.8	22.6	23.2 ± 0.6	40Ar/39A	Age of marble	phlogopite	TH1-1	Phlogopite		250147	Tan Huong, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Tan Huong	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33
Alexandra-0363	24.8	24	24.4 ± 0.4	40Ar/39A	Age of schist	biotite	TH1-1a			250147	Tan Huong, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Tan Huong	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33

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