Outcrops of basic lavas, pyroclastic rocks, sills, dikes, which include basanitic rocks. The areas of lava are generally a few tens or hundreds of meters across, with max thickness of 150-200m. The pyroclastic rocks include flow and surge deposits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Kaersutite

ⓘ Magnetite

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Alkali basalt

ⓘ Basanite

ⓘ Mugearite

ⓘ Phonolitic-tephrite

ⓘ 'Tholeiitic basalt'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

References:

Chen, C. H., Chung, S. H., Hwang, H. H., Chen, C. H., & Chung, S. L. (2001). Petrology and geochemistry of Neogene continental basalts and related rocks in northern Taiwan (III): Alkali basalts and tholeiites from Shiting-Yinko area. Western Pacific Earth Sciences, 1(1), 19-46.

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

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ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

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ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Diopside var. Salite

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

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ⓘ Kaersutite

Formula: NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Salite	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Kaersutite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Salite	CaMgSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Salite	CaMgSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Salite	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Salite	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 23 Ma to 9 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Tholeiitic basalt (youngest age)	9 Ma
ⓘ Tholeiitic basalt (oldest age)	12 Ma
ⓘ Alkali basalt (youngest age)	20 Ma
ⓘ Alkali basalt (oldest age)	23 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Eurasian Plate

Luzon Volcanic ArcVolcanic Arc

Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.210

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