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Locality Name:
Jinyinzhai Mine (Chenxian Mine; Sanerlin Mine; U Deposit No. 320), Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China


mindat Locality ID: 735
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-735.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinyinzhai Mine (Chenxian Mine; Sanerlin Mine; U Deposit No. 320), Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mo Ni O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mo Ni O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFluoriteGypsumKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTurquoise
WavelliteWurtzite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Faustite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sabugalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Xiangjiangite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O024
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)0123
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O087
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O094
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS20106
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374
Xiangjiangite  (*)NoneFe3+(UO2)4(PO4)2(SO4)2(OH)·22H2O01
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0185


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