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Shankou Mine, Qingtian County, Lishui, Zhejiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Shankou MineMine
Qingtian CountyCounty
LishuiPrefecture
ZhejiangProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 4' 0'' North , 120° 19' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wenzhou865,672 (2012)34.4km
Kunyang65,009 (2012)50.4km
Lishui98,946 (2012)59.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
228764
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228764:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Simplified Chinese:
山口矿区, 青田县, 丽水市, 浙江省, 中国


Pyrophyllite deposit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Agalmatolite'
Formula: K, Al, Si, O, H
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Talc ?
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Talc var. Steatite ?
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Topaz ?
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Topaz ?9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Talc
var. Steatite ?
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
?9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Agalmatolite'-K, Al, Si, O, H

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AgalmatoliteK, Al, Si, O, H
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
OOxygen
O AgalmatoliteK, Al, Si, O, H
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O BaryteBaSO4
O CorundumAl2O3
O DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AgalmatoliteK, Al, Si, O, H
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AgalmatoliteK, Al, Si, O, H
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
K AgalmatoliteK, Al, Si, O, H
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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