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Shuangfeng village, Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Shuangfeng villageVillage
Xinglong CountyCounty
ChengdePrefecture-level City
HebeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 117° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~49km
GRN:
N27E65
Type:
Village
Kรถppen climate type:
Dwa : Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
21138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21138:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Chromite placers, related to a primary chromite deposit in the Malan river valley.
Located near Shuangfeng village.

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

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
โ“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
โ“˜ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
โ“˜ Malanite (TL)
Formula: Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
โ“˜ Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
โ“˜ Shuangfengite (TL)
Formula: IrTe2
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
โ“˜Native Iridium
var. Osmiridium		1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
โ“˜Malanite (TL)2.DA.05Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
โ“˜Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
โ“˜Shuangfengite (TL)2.EA.20IrTe2
โ“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)
โ“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

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References

Yu Zuxiang (1981): A restudy of malanite and cobalt-malanite (dayingite). Geological Review 27, 55-71 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yu Zuxiang (1994): Shuangfengite - A new iridium bitelluride. Acta Mineralogica Sinica, 14(4), 322-326 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yu Zuxiang (1996): Malanite - a new cupric platinum (Pt3+) and iridium (Ir3+) sulfide. Acta Geologica Sinica 70(4), 309-314 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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