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Luan River valley (Luanhe valley), Chengde, Hebei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Luan River valley (Luanhe valley)Valley
ChengdePrefecture-level City
HebeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Type:
Valley
Mindat Locality ID:
696
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:696:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located about 200 km ENE of Beijing.

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

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ 'Iridisite'
Formula: (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
ⓘ Kashinite
Formula: Ir2S3
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Luanheite (TL)
Formula: Ag3Hg
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Mayingite (TL)
Formula: IrBiTe
Type Locality:
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Lead
Formula: Pb
ⓘ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine
Formula: (Os,Ir)
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite
Formula: (Ag,Hg)
ⓘ Native Zinc
Formula: Zn
ⓘ Shuangfengite
Formula: IrTe2
ⓘ 'Telluromayingite'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver
var. Kongsbergite		1.AA.05(Ag,Hg)
ⓘNative Lead1.AA.05Pb
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Zinc1.AB.05Zn
ⓘLuanheite (TL)1.AD.15bAg3Hg
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘvar. Iridosmine1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘKashinite2.DB.15Ir2S3
ⓘShuangfengite2.EA.20IrTe2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘMayingite (TL)2.EB.25IrBiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)
ⓘ'Iridisite'-(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
ⓘ'Telluromayingite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ KashiniteIr2S3
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Native ZincZn
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rhⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite(Ag,Hg)
Agⓘ LuanheiteAg3Hg
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MayingiteIrBiTe
Teⓘ ShuangfengiteIrTe2
OsOsmium
Osⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Osⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ KashiniteIr2S3
Irⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Irⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
Irⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
Irⓘ MayingiteIrBiTe
Irⓘ ShuangfengiteIrTe2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite(Ag,Hg)
Hgⓘ LuanheiteAg3Hg
PbLead
Pbⓘ Native LeadPb
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MayingiteIrBiTe

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