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Locality Name:
Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China


mindat Locality ID: 707
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-707.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chatian Hg-Zn Ore Field
Houziping Mine
Tongmudong Pb-Zn Deposit
Zhangpo Hg Deposit

Latitude: 27°56'55"N
Longitude: 109°22'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.948611111111,109.37611111111

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: As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayFluoriteMarcasiteNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteStibniteTalc

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)540437,40441,40445,40452,4045611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)740437,40441,40442,40445,40452,40454,4045527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2340437,40443,4045527198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1540437,40438,40439,40441,40442,40443,40444,40445,40446,40449,40450,40452,40453,40454,404562600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21640437,40438,40439,40441,40442,40443,40444,40445,40446,40449,40450,40452,40453,40454,40455,404569895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21404379617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS340454,40455,4045624243
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2240437,404395674
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS440437,40441,40454,40456255
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21440437,40438,40439,40441,40442,40443,40446,40449,40450,40452,40453,40454,40455,4045639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21240437,40438,40439,40441,40442,40444,40445,40450,40452,40454,40455,4045661156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS640437,40439,40441,40442,40445,40454712
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1440437,40438,40439,40441,40442,40443,40445,40446,40449,40452,40453,40454,40455,4045621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3840437,40439,40441,40442,40445,40446,40450,404523418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21404373337



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