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Locality Name:
Shahe Co., Xingtai, Hebei, China


mindat Locality ID: 235146
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235146.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shahe Co., Xingtai, Hebei, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Baijian Fe Deposit
Donghaozhuang Mine
Fenghuangshan Fe Deposit
Houpo Mine
Qicun Mine
Shangzhengxi Mine
Xihaozhuang Mine

Latitude: 36°54'48"N
Longitude: 114°19'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.913333333333,114.32833333333

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 Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
PyritePyroxeneSpinelTitanite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)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)21392883419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1392888803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31392881534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13928827770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61392884135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21392889895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1392888173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313928814640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4539288,39289,39291,39292,3929414899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21392882273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213928839462
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1392884899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21392882562



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