Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China

mindat Locality ID: 234669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Dafang Sn Deposit
Gaocheng Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit
Jiuquling Sn-W Deposit
Shuangfeng Cu-Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 22°56'0"N
Longitude: 111°57'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.933333333333,111.95833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite
Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite
Topaz

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite
Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite
Topaz

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	38162	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	38161,38163	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	38162,38163	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	38163	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	38163	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	38162	5516
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	3	38161,38162,38163	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	38162,38163	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	38164	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	38162,38163	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	38162,38163,38164	24243
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	38162	5591
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	38161	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	38161,38162,38163	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	38162,38163	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	38162,38163	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	38161,38162,38163	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	38162	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	38163	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	38162	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	38164	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	38162,38163,38164	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	38163	1476

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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