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Locality Name:
Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China


mindat Locality ID: 234104
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234104.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Aoshan Pyrite Ore Field (Xiangshan Pyrite Ore Field)

Latitude: 31°39'50"N
Longitude: 118°37'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.663888888889,118.61833333333
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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBaryteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGypsum
KaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzScapoliteSpinelTitanite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marialite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)2337075,37078,370803419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)337075,37078,370798803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6137075966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)237075,370801588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13708011547
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1370801252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2237075,3708027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61370754135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)237075,370808173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1370752740
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1370806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3437075,37078,37079,3708014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41370755591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4437075,37078,37079,3708014899
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl137075139
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2237075,3708017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2337075,37078,3708039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2237075,3708061156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1370754899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21370752562


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