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Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, Chinai
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Amethyst

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
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Albite, etc.

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
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Amethyst

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
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Albite, etc.

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
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Amethyst

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
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Albite, etc.

Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Neighbouring regions:
Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Mengzi City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Lüchun County (Lvchun Co.), Honghe, Yunnan, China
Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Honghe County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Jianshui County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Shiping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
185557
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185557:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Yuanyang, préfecture autonome hani et yi de Honghe, Yunnan, Chine
German:
Yuanyang, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Italian:
Contea di Yuanyang , prefettura autonoma hani e yi di Honghe, Yunnan, Cina
Simplified Chinese:
元阳县, 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, 云南省, 中国
Spanish:
Condado de Yuanyang, Prefectura autónoma hani y yi de Honghe, Yunnan, China
Cebuano:
Yuanyang Xian , Honghe Hanizu Yizu Zizhizhou, Yunnan Sheng, Tsina
Czech:
Jüan-jang, Jün-nan, Čína
Dutch:
Yuanyang, Autonome Hani en Yi Prefectuur Honghe, Yunnan, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان یوانیانگ , ولایت خودمختار هونگهه هانی و یی, یون‌نان, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
元阳县, 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, 雲南, 中國
Japanese:
元陽県, 紅河ハニ族イ族自治州, 雲南省, 中国
Korean:
위안양현, 훙허 하니족 이족 자치주, 윈난성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Goân-iông-koān, Âng-hô Ha-nî-cho̍k Î-cho̍k Chū-tī-chiu, Hûn-lâm-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Yuanyang, Honghe, Yunnan, Kina
Swedish:
Yuanyang, Honghe, Yunnan, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
元陽, 紅河州, 雲南, 中國
Turkish:
Yuanyang County, Honghe Hani ve Yi Özerk İli, Yünnan, Çin
Urdu:
یوآنینگ کاؤنٹی، یوننان, یونگہی ہانی اور یی خود مختار پریفیکچر, یوننان, چین
Vietnamese:
Nguyên Dương, Hồng Hà, Vân Nam, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
元阳县, 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, 云南省, 中国


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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
Liangsheng Ge, Jun Deng, Hanguang Li, Liqiang Yang, Wenzhao Zhang, Shisong Yuan, and Junbin Xing (2007): Acta Petrologica Sinica 23(9), 2131-2143
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Liangsheng Ge, Jun Deng, Liqiang Yang, Junbing Xing, and Shisong Yuan (2007): Geology and Prospecting 43(3), 17-24
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluoro-cannilloite
Formula: CaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Dexin Xiong, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Shengwei Wang, Jianfeng Gao, and Ting Xue (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(3), 733-741
Hou, Zengqian; Zaw, Khin; Pan, Guitang; Mo, Xuanxue; Xu, Qiang; Hu, Yunzhong; Li, Xingzhen (2007) Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Shisong Yuan, Liangsheng Ge, Yanming Lu, Xiaodong Guo, Meijuan Wang, Zhihua Wang, and Yilin Zou (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(2), 253-264
Yang, Xi-An; Wu, Jie; Xu, De-Ru; Ren, Hai-Bing (2023) Application of integrated geological and structural investigations to the discovery of new mineral zones related to the Daping gold deposit, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105519
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Liangsheng Ge, Jun Deng, Liqiang Yang, Junbing Xing, and Shisong Yuan (2007): Geology and Prospecting 43(3), 17-24
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Yang, Xi-An; Wu, Jie; Xu, De-Ru; Ren, Hai-Bing (2023) Application of integrated geological and structural investigations to the discovery of new mineral zones related to the Daping gold deposit, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105519
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Dexin Xiong, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Shengwei Wang, Jianfeng Gao, and Ting Xue (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(3), 733-741
Xiong Dexin, Sun Xiaoming, Zhai Wei, Shi Guiyong, and Wang Shengwei (2006): Acta Geologica Sinica 80(9), 1448-1456
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Shisong Yuan, Liangsheng Ge, Yanming Lu, Xiaodong Guo, Meijuan Wang, Zhihua Wang, and Yilin Zou (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(2), 253-264
Yang, Xi-An; Wu, Jie; Xu, De-Ru; Ren, Hai-Bing (2023) Application of integrated geological and structural investigations to the discovery of new mineral zones related to the Daping gold deposit, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105519
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
References:
Dexin Xiong, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Shengwei Wang, Jianfeng Gao, and Ting Xue (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(3), 733-741
Sun, X.M., Xiong, D.X., Wang, S.W. et al. (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(3), 725-732
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Yang, Xi-An; Wu, Jie; Xu, De-Ru; Ren, Hai-Bing (2023) Application of integrated geological and structural investigations to the discovery of new mineral zones related to the Daping gold deposit, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105519
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
Shisong Yuan, Liangsheng Ge, Yanming Lu, Xiaodong Guo, Meijuan Wang, Zhihua Wang, and Yilin Zou (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(2), 253-264
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Dexin Xiong, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Shengwei Wang, Jianfeng Gao, and Ting Xue (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(3), 733-741
Hou, Zengqian; Zaw, Khin; Pan, Guitang; Mo, Xuanxue; Xu, Qiang; Hu, Yunzhong; Li, Xingzhen (2007) Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007
Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Sun, Guiyong Shi, Dexin Xiong, Wei Zhai, Weijian Pan, and Beiming Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(suppl.), 13-27
Shisong Yuan, Liangsheng Ge, Yanming Lu, Xiaodong Guo, Meijuan Wang, Zhihua Wang, and Yilin Zou (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(2), 253-264
Yang, Xi-An; Wu, Jie; Xu, De-Ru; Ren, Hai-Bing (2023) Application of integrated geological and structural investigations to the discovery of new mineral zones related to the Daping gold deposit, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105519
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
References:
Hou, Zengqian; Zaw, Khin; Pan, Guitang; Mo, Xuanxue; Xu, Qiang; Hu, Yunzhong; Li, Xingzhen (2007) Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007
Yang, Lin, Wang, Qingfei, Groves, David I., Li, Huajian, Zhai, Degao, Wang, Xuan, Deng, Jun (2023) MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES, FLUID INCLUSIONS, PYRITE TRACE ELEMENTS, AND S-O ISOTOPES OF GOLD ORES FROM THE CENOZOIC DAPING DEPOSIT, SW CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENESIS OF COMPLEX OROGENIC LODE GOLD SYSTEMS. Economic Geology, 118 (4) 903-926 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4995
Zhang, Sheng; Sun, Hua-Shan; Xiong, Suo-Fei; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Ma, Ying; You, Fu-Hua; Zhang, Li-Zhong (2026) Deciphering ore-forming processes in the Daping orogenic gold deposit, SW China: constraints from in situ sulfur isotope and pyrite trace elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107254 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107254
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘFluoro-cannilloite ?9.DE.10CaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ClChlorine
Clⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Fluoro-cannilloiteCaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
Asⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Monoclimacis
genus		Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Monoclimacis443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Monograptus
genus		Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : Monograptus443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Pristiograptus
genus		Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Pristiograptus443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Oktavites spiralis
species		Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Monograptidae : Oktavites : Oktavites spiralis443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuanyang_County,_Yunnan
Wikidata ID:Q1200861
GeoNames ID:1786015

Localities in this Region

China

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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