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Locality Name:
Xiaoxinancha, Hunchun Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China


mindat Locality ID: 228896
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228896.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaoxinancha, Hunchun Co., Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Xiaoxinancha Cu-(Au) Deposit (Shuguang Cu-(Au) Deposit)
Xiaoxinancha Placers

Latitude: 43°12'44"N
Longitude: 130°53'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.212222222222,130.8975

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Volynskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2241839,418403419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51418381310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS241839,418409052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1418381966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)141838716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4241839,418405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14183827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1418385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2241839,4184027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1418383846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5141838344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1418384165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1418382970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1418388173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS241839,4184024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4141838192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1418387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu341839,41840,4184130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1418382812
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3141838104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314183814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te141838804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S914183866
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61418382228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4241839,4184014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214183812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21418385674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21418395800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241839,4184017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2241839,4184039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8241839,418409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2341838,41839,4184061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1418381153
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51418381516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1418385186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS241839,4184021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3141838276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S141838510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2241839,418402562
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe214183864



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