Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen), Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China i
Regional Level Types
Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen) Town
Wutai Co. County
Xinzhou Prefecture-level City
Shanxi Province
China Country

Iwao, S. (1969) Banded magnetite ore deposits and metamorphic rocks in the vicinity of Yen-tou-tsun, Wu-tai-shan, Shan-hsi province, China (with appendix on hematite ore deposits in the vicinity of Ting-hsiang and Tung-yeh-chen). (In: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Far East, Vol 2, pp 425-441, Tokyo University Press).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Dongye hematite deposit, Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen), Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
Dongye silica deposit, Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen), Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China

ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Dongye silica deposit, Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen), Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Ferruginous Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz	SiO₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz	SiO₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

Localities in this Region

China

Shanxi
- Xinzhou
  - Wutai Co.
    - Dongye town (Dongyezhen; Tungyehchen)
      - Dongye hematite deposit
      - Dongye silica deposit

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

China

Lvliang-Taihang Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

North China CratonOrogen
- Yanshan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt

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