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Locality Name:
Putian, Fujian, China


mindat Locality ID: 5575
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5575.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Putian, Fujian, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chengxiang District
Hanjiang District
Xianyou Co.
Xiuyu District

Latitude: 25°37'58"N
Longitude: 118°57'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.632777777778,118.95777777778
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: Ag Al Au Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Mn Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelTalc

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1374102793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213741527198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21374139617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS237409,3741024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13741630554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4237413,374175591
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1374151066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21374135800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213741317380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81374151512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2237410,3741339462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2137410771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81374159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2337410,37413,3741761156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51374191516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1374105186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS237409,3741021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41374151934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21374073337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1613741535


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