Mengyin Kimberlite field, Mengyin County, Linyi, Shandong, Chinai
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Mengyin Kimberlite field | Mineral Belt |
Mengyin County | County |
Linyi | Prefecture-level City |
Shandong | Province |
China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 118° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~35km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
134801
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134801:2
GUID (UUID V4):
70e0139c-e473-4152-9b3a-3ac8aea817f9
The Mengyin diamonds are produced from Early Paleozoic kimberlite and various ages of alluvial rocks, the former located in the area about 60β70 km west of Tancheng-Lujiao fault. The diamondiferous kimberlite deposit consists of Changmazhuang, Xiyu and Poli kimberlite belts from south west to north east. The overall striking of the Mengyin deposit is about NNE 55Β°, with a length of about 55 km and a width of 15 km in total. There are 10 pipes, 47 dikes and one sill in the three belts. The wall-rocks are briefly composed of Neoarchean Trondhjemite, Tonalite, Granodiorite (TTG) gneiss and Neoarchean Taishan Group strata, Paleoproterozoic intrusive rocks and minor Cambrian limestone.
Diamonds have also been found in alluvial deposits as well as conglomerates from the Cambrian to Quaternary.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
β | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
β | Chromium | 1.AE.05 | Cr |
β | Tungsten | 1.AE.05 | W |
β | Qusongite | 1.BA.25 | WC |
β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
β | Moissanite | 1.DA. | SiC |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Polydymite | 2.DA.05 | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
β | Matlockite | 3.DC.25 | PbFCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Geikielite | 4.CB.05 | MgTiO3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | var. Cr-rich Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | var. Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
β | var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
β | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
β | Mathiasite | 4.CC.40 | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
β | Lindsleyite | 4.CC.40 | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
β | Hawthorneite | 4.CC.45 | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe2+2Fe3+2O19 |
β | Yimengite | 4.CC.45 | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Calzirtite | 4.DL.10 | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
β | Quenselite | 4.FE.30 | PbMnO2(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi' | - | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
β | 'UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi' | - | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
β | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
β | 'Kelyphite' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'UM1994-09-O:CrKTi' | - | K2Cr2Ti6O16 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Quenselite | PbMnO2(OH) |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Diamond | C |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
C | β Moissanite | SiC |
C | β Qusongite | WC |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
O | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Coesite | SiO2 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
O | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quenselite | PbMnO2(OH) |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
O | β Ilmenite var. Cr-rich Picroilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
O | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
O | β UM1994-09-O:CrKTi | K2Cr2Ti6O16 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | β Matlockite | PbFCl |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
Mg | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
Mg | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Mg | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
Mg | β Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Mg | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
Mg | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | β Coesite | SiO2 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Moissanite | SiC |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | β Matlockite | PbFCl |
Cl | β Sylvite | KCl |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Sylvite | KCl |
K | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
K | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
K | β UM1994-09-O:CrKTi | K2Cr2Ti6O16 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
Ca | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ca | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Ca | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | β Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
Ti | β Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
Ti | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ti | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Ti | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
Ti | β Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Ti | β Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Ilmenite var. Cr-rich Picroilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
Ti | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
Ti | β UM1994-09-O:CrKTi | K2Cr2Ti6O16 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β Chromium | Cr |
Cr | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
Cr | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Cr | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Cr | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Cr | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
Cr | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
Cr | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
Cr | β UM1994-09-O:CrKTi | K2Cr2Ti6O16 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Quenselite | PbMnO2(OH) |
Mn | β Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Iron | Fe |
Fe | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)12O19 |
Fe | β Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite var. Cr-rich Picroilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
Fe | β UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi | KTi5Fe3Cr2Mg2O19 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Ni | β Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
Zr | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Zr | β Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
Ba | β Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ba | β UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi | BaTi5Fe4Mg2CrO19 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Tungsten | W |
W | β Qusongite | WC |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Lead | Pb |
Pb | β Matlockite | PbFCl |
Pb | β Quenselite | PbMnO2(OH) |
Localities in this Region
- Shandong
- Linyi
- Mengyin County
- Linyi
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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China
- North China OrogenOrogen
- Shandong
- Linyi
- Yimeng Mountains (Yimeng Shan)Mountain Range
- Linyi
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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