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Locality Name:
Zhenba Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 232330
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232330.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhenba Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Chenjialing V Deposit
Liziya Mn Deposit

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 S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteBrauniteCalciteClayCorundumGarnetHumiteKaoliniteMica
NoneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSerpentineSpinelStilpnomelane

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Alleghanyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caryopilite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganhumite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)214266177
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14266111547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8142661173
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)142661483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14266127770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)414266183
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)224266157
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21426619895
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)14266145
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4142661350
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41426615591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2142661234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414266014899
Manganhumite  (*)HumiteMn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)214266114
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO14266173
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214266117380
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O14266143
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3142661244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2242660,4266161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1426611711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)142661969
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2142660253
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31426611214



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