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Locality Name:
Lawu Cu-Pb-Zn Deposit, Damxung Co. (Dangxiong Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China


mindat Locality ID: 229062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lawu Cu-Pb-Zn Deposit, Damxung Co. (Dangxiong Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H In K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H In K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNickelineNonePerovskite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteWollastonite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS0966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)3016
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS20252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025


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