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Laiwu iron mine, Laicheng District, Laiwu, Shandong, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Laiwu iron mineMine
Laicheng DistrictDistrict
LaiwuPrefecture-level City (Former)
ShandongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 20' 1'' North , 117° 29' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.33371,117.48760
GRN:
N25E68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Laiwu124,108 (2012)21.8km
Boshan153,596 (2012)35.1km
Tai’an5,499,000 (2012)36.8km
Mingshui114,858 (2012)42.6km
Xintai222,459 (2012)53.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
235153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235153:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
莱芜铁矿, 莱城区, 莱芜市, 山东省, 中国


Hydrothermal-metasomatic iron dposit, occurring in the contact zone between Ordovician carbonate rocks and a Late Yanshannian diorite.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Zhenxin Dong (1982): The Assemblages of Altered Minerals and Some of Their Typomorphic Peculiarities in Contact Metasomatic Iron Deposits in the Laiwu Area, Shandong Province. Geological Review 47(1), 38-46.
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