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Hanyuan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, Chinai
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Ya'anPrefecture-level City
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Neighbouring regions:
Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China
Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan, China
Ganluo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Hongya County, Meishan, Sichuan, China
Luding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Yingjing Co., Ya'an, Sichuan, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
195076
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195076:5
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Hanyuan, Ya'an, Sichuan, Chine
German:
Hanyuan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China
Italian:
Contea di Hanyuan, Ya'an, Sichuan, Cina
Russian:
Ханьюань, Яань, Сычуань, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
汉源县, 雅安市, 四川省, 中国
Cebuano:
Hanyuan Xian, Sichuan Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Hanyuan, Ya'an, Sichuan, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هانیوان, یاان, سیچوآن, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
汉源县, 雅安市, 四川, 中國
Hakka:
Hon-ngièn-yen, Ngá-ôn-sṳ, Si-chhôn, Chûng-fà
Japanese:
漢源県, 雅安市, 四川省, 中国
Korean:
한위안현, 야안시, 쓰촨성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hàn-goân-koān, Ngá-an-chhī, Sù-chhoan-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Hanyuan, Ya'an, Sichuan, Kina
Swedish:
Hanyuan, Ya'an, Sichuan, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
漢源縣, 雅安, 四川, 中國
Vietnamese:
Hán Nguyên, Nhã An, Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
汉源县, 雅安市, 四川省, 中国


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38 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Adamantane'
Formula: C10H16
ⓘ Alleghanyite
Formula: Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Apatite var. Collophane'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Argutite
Formula: GeO2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Bementite
Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
ⓘ Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
ⓘ Caryopilite
Formula: Mn2+3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Manganosite
Formula: MnO
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen'
ⓘ Pyrochroite
Formula: Mn(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Ruizhongite (TL)
Formula: (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
Type Locality:
References:
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022
Meng, Y., Gu, X., Meng, Songning, Huang, Xiao-Wen (2023) Ruizhongite, (Ag2□)Pb3Ge2S8, a thiogermanate mineral from the Wusihe 3 Pb–Zn deposit, Sichuan Province, Southwest China. American Mineralogist, 108 (9) 1818-1823
Meng, Yu-Miao; Hu, Ruizhong; Huang, Xiao-Wen; Yang, Yiping; Liu, Guanghua; Gu, Xiangping (2026) Wenqingite, Pb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6), the first thiogermanate and thioarsenite mineral with edge-sharing GeS4 tetrahedra, from the Wusihe Pb–Zn deposit, Sichuan Province, SW China. American Mineralogist, 111 (5). p.796-804. doi:10.2138/am-2025-9872
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Wenqingite (TL)
Formula: Pb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘRuizhongite (TL)2.CB.(Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCarrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
ⓘLinnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
ⓘSiegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘJordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
ⓘWenqingite (TL)2.LB.Pb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘManganosite4.AB.25MnO
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘArgutite4.DB.05GeO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘPyrochroite4.FE.05Mn(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘKutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlleghanyite9.AF.45Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘCaryopilite9.ED.15Mn2+3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘBementite9.EE.05Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'Apatite
var. Collophane'		-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Adamantane'-C10H16
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Pyrobitumen'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Hⓘ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Hⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ AdamantaneC10H16
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Cⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ AdamantaneC10H16
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Oⓘ ManganositeMnO
Oⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Ruizhongite(Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
Sⓘ WenqingitePb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Caⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Mnⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Mnⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mnⓘ ManganositeMnO
Mnⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Coⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Coⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Geⓘ Ruizhongite(Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
Geⓘ WenqingitePb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asⓘ WenqingitePb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)
AgSilver
Agⓘ Ruizhongite(Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbⓘ Ruizhongite(Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8
Pbⓘ WenqingitePb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6)

Fossils

There are 19 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed456 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Maokou7265.1 - 259.9 Ma (Permian)
Nancheng6445.2 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Daduhe6455.8 - 445.6 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Marginifera
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Marginifera272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Solenoporaceae
family		Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rivularia
genus		Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Nostocales : Rivulariaceae : Rivularia455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Juxathyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Juxathyris272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Epiphyton
genus		Plantae : Rhodophyta : Epiphytaceae : Epiphyton455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dalmanella testudinaria
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella testudinaria445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Edriosteges medlicottianus
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Aulostegidae : Edriosteges : Edriosteges medlicottianus272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Tyloplecta nankingensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Tyloplecta : Tyloplecta nankingensis272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Ipciphyllum subtimoricum
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Ipciphyllum : Ipciphyllum subtimoricum272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Schizophoria tani
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria tani272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Hirnantia sagittifera
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia : Hirnantia sagittifera445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hindella incipiens
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella : Hindella incipiens445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectothyrella crassicosta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Plectothyrella : Plectothyrella crassicosta445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Paromalomena macmahoni
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Paromalomena : Paromalomena macmahoni445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Kinnella medlicotti
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Kinnella : Kinnella medlicotti445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
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GeoNames ID:1808860

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