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Locality Name:
Ziyang Co., Ankang, Shaanxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 232337
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232337.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ziyang Co., Ankang, Shaanxi, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Baoshi V Deposit
Huangbaishuwan Ba Deposit
Maliuba Mn Deposit
Qujiashan Mine
Shimenwan Pb-Zn 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 Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteClayCorundumGarnetHumiteKaolinite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
StilpnomelaneWurtzite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Alleghanyite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Bementite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Manganhumite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Norsethite  (*)
Parsettensite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Witherite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
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)214256477
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4142564708
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)242562,4256411547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)214256283
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8142564173
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)142564483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)442562,42563,42564,4256527770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)414256483
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)224256457
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2342563,42564,425659895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14256524243
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)14256445
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4142564350
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242563,425645591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2242563,42564234
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1425621487
Manganhumite  (*)HumiteMn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)214256414
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO14256473
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2442561,42562,42564,4256517380
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)214256330
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O14256443
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2342562,42563,4256539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2242563,425643106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3142564244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2542561,42562,42563,42564,4256561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)242563,425641711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)142564969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1425636417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1425652473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31425641214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS242562,4256521482
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)142562251
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS142565372



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