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Locality Name:
Xichou Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China


mindat Locality ID: 234978
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234978.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xichou Co., Wenshan, Yunnan, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bajiaoqing Pb-Zn Deposit
Cayuanzi Pb-Zn Deposit
Hongshiyan Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit
Sijiaotian Cu-W Deposit
Tangfang Pb-Zn Deposit
Xiaoxiban Mine

Latitude: 23°14'0"N
Longitude: 104°36'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.233333333333,104.61638888889
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteMicaNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStibnite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)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)21452323419
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)245230,4523227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2445230,45232,45233,4523527198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1452304165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1452301027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61452324135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1452328173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS345230,45232,4523424243
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245230,4523217380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21452322273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2245230,4523539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245230,4523261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS345230,45232,4523421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31452353418
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21452322562


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