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Locality Name:
Cao Bang Province, Vietnam


mindat Locality ID: 26951
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26951.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cao Bang Province, Vietnam": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Ban Linh
Bao Lam District
Binh Duong
Cao Bang District
Na Rua
Pia Ma - Chợ Đồn
Pia Oắc
Quang Uyen District
Trung Khanh District

Latitude: 22°50'19"N
Longitude: 106°11'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.838611111111,106.18888888889
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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBrauniteChalcopyriteCorundumCubaniteFluoriteNickelineNonePentlanditeRutile
SpinelTridymiteWurtzite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Braunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Spinel  (*)Torbernite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12947311272
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)3294738,294740,294741483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2129473327198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31294733802
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212947369617
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O43294738,294740,294741350
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312947335433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43294728,294733,29473414899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1294735884
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812947331512
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23294738,294740,2947413106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812947339056
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412947331934
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12947311059
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12947331044


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