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Locality Name:
Yicheng Co., Linfen, Shanxi, China


mindat Locality ID: 156136
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156136.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yicheng Co., Linfen, Shanxi, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Baishanjiao Fe Deposit
Zhangjiapo Fe Deposit (Erfengshan Fe Deposit)

Latitude: 35°50'15"N
Longitude: 111°50'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.8375,111.8375
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 Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparHumiteMicaNickeline
NonePyritePyroxeneRocksaltSpinelTalc

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Periclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1431798803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41431795516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214317927198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2143179285
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61431794135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1431798173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314317914640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414317914899
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2143179313
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO143179114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21431792273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214317939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81431799056
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21431793337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21431792562


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