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Locality Name:
Xiaojiawan Mn Deposit, Luotian Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China


mindat Locality ID: 230367
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-230367.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaojiawan Mn Deposit, Luotian Co., Huanggang, Hubei, 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: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrauniteCalciteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeGarnetKaoliniteMica
NoneQuartzRhodoniteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
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)203419
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O065



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