Impact structure 1.8 km in diameter.

Note:
Said to be located near Pianling, but the coordinates place it in Suzigou township, about 20 km further southeast. "The crater is 16 km on northeast Xiuyan town." Chen, M., Xiao, W., Xie, X., Tan, D., & Cao, Y. (2010)

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Mineral List

ⓘ Albite

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'UM2000-41-O:Ti (TiO2-II)'

ⓘ Zircon

14 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

References:

Chen, Ming; Shu, Jinfu; Xie, Xiande; Tan, Dayong (2018) Maohokite, a post‐spinel polymorph of MgFe₂O₄ in shocked gneiss from the Xiuyan crater in China. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (3). 495-502 doi:10.1111/maps.13222

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Coesite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Yin, F.

Chen, Ming, Yin, Feng, Li, Xiaodong, Xie, Xiande, Xiao, Wansheng, Tan, Dayong (2013) Natural occurrence of reidite in the Xiuyan crater of China. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48 (5) 796-805 doi:10.1111/maps.12106

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

References:

Yin, F.

CHEN, Ming, KOEBERL, Christian, XIAO, Wansheng, XIE, Xiande, TAN, Dayong (2011) Planar deformation features in quartz from impact-produced polymict breccia of the Xiuyan crater, China. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 46 (5) 729-736 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01186.x

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Magnesioferrite

Formula: MgFe³⁺₂O₄

References:

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Maohokite (TL)

Formula: MgFe₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1279–1286.

Yin, F.

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 39. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1279-1286 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.072

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Reidite

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ 'UM2000-41-O:Ti (TiO2-II)'

Formula: TiO₂

References:

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Yin, F.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnesioferrite	4.BB.05	MgFe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Maohokite (TL)	4.BB.40	MgFe₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Coesite	4.DA.35	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Reidite	9.AD.45	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'UM2000-41-O:Ti (TiO2-II)'	-	TiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Magnesioferrite	MgFe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Reidite	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ UM2000-41-O:Ti (TiO2-II)	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Maohokite	MgFe₂O₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Magnesioferrite	MgFe₂³⁺O₄
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Maohokite	MgFe₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Reidite	Zr(SiO₄)
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ UM2000-41-O:Ti (TiO2-II)	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnesioferrite	MgFe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Maohokite	MgFe₂O₄
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Zr	ⓘ Reidite	Zr(SiO₄)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Chen, M., Xiao, W., Xie, X., Tan, D., & Cao, Y. (2010). Xiuyan crater, China: Impact origin confirmed. Chinese Science Bulletin, 55(17), 1777-1781.

Yin, Feng, Dai, Deqiu (2020) A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater. Minerals, 10 (3) 231 doi:10.3390/min10030231

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