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Locality Name:
Lam Dong Province, Vietnam


mindat Locality ID: 25568
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25568.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lam Dong Province, Vietnam": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bao Loc
Bao Loc Area (Ap Thanh Tam; Ban Lao; Cong Hinh; Blao)
Di Linh
Don Duong District
Loc Tan
Ta Nang Deposit
Tan Rai (Xa Tan Rai)

Latitude: 11°37'47"N
Longitude: 107°59'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 11.629722222222,107.98638888889
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 As Au B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Fe H Mg O Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumKaoliniteMica
NickelineNoneOlivinePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTopazTourmalineZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tsugaruite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212947873092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12947879052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)129478727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2129478727198
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312947821797
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS129478724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu129478730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC12947872812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129478717380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12947852994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2129478739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812947879056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24294780,294781,294786,29478761156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12947802705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129478721482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23294780,294781,2947861476
Tsugaruite  (*)NonePb28As15S50Cl12947873
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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