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Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, Chinai
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Needle Hill (Cham Shan)Hill
Sha Tin DistrictDistrict
New TerritoriesRegion
Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° North , 114° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
216651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:216651:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: Black micaceous mineral associated with molybdenite and milky quartz. Translucent brown in thin flakes. No expansion or color change on strong heating in pyrex tube in gas flame. Probably = phlogopite.
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Localities in this Region

  • Hong Kong

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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