Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31.2

mindat Locality ID: 69170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-69170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Clay	Corundum	Danburite	Feldspar	Humite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rutile	Spinel	Tourmaline

Albite ()*	Corundum ()*	Danburite ()*	Dravite ()*	Edenite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Graphite ()*	Humite ()*	Margarite ()*	Microcline ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rossmanite ()*
Rutile ()*	Spinel ()*

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 B C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Clay Corundum Danburite Feldspar Humite Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Rutile Spinel Tourmaline

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	33.2	31.2	8803
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	33.2	31.2	1797
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	33.2	31.2	148
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	31.2	648
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	33.2	31.2	160
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	31.2	520
Graphite ()*	None	C	33.2	31.2	2812
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	33.2	31.2	80
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	33.2	31.2	168
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	33.2	31.2	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	33.2	31.2	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	33.2	31.2	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	33.2	31.2	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	33.2	31.2	61156
Rossmanite ()*	Tourmaline	(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	33.2	31.2	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	33.2	31.2	5614
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	33.2	31.2	1934

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0360	33.2	31.2	32.2 ± 1.0	40Ar/39A	Age of marble		phlogopite	MTH3			Phlogopite			69170	Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam	Minh Tien	Garnier et al. (2002)	10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00063-3	CG188_33

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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