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Locality Name:
Yishui Co., Linyi, Shandong, China


mindat Locality ID: 228618
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228618.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yishui Co., Linyi, Shandong, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Changzhuang Ti-Fe Deposit
Longquanzhan Gold Field
Xiachangzhuang Fe Deposit
Xiaoyao Au Deposit
Xiarulin Ti-Fe Deposit

Latitude: 35°45'0"N
Longitude: 118°42'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.75,118.70833333333

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitanite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Saponite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)343056,43058,4305927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214305627198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS343058,43059,4306024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1430637437
Gold  (*)CopperAu343058,43059,4306030554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3243056,430635433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4343056,43061,4306314899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2343058,43059,4306017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2543056,43058,43059,43060,4306339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2543056,43058,43059,43060,4306361156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O143056301
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O14306384
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1430564899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21430562562



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