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Sphalerite from
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China


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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
01796520017271995928317.jpg
Sphalerite

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
05553740017271995509935.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
05950190017271995907172.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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Sphalerite

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:The lighter-colored, gemmy sphalerite crystal specimens from Hunan that are attributed to this mine are actually from one of several other localities in Hunan.
Colour:Dark
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz51
Fluorite15
Galena10
Baryte6
Calcite2
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10330:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘYanzhupo Au deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘJiangdong Au deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘLishan Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘMeishuwan Mine, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘHuangjindong As-Au deposit, Huangjindong goldfield, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘWangu Au deposit, Dawan gold mining district, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
References
Hongchang Li, Guangli Tang, Xieming Li, Shunquan Yang, and Jinchang Deng (1987): Geology and Prospecting 23(11), 6-15
Jiuling Zhang (1989): Geology and Prospecting 25(4), 1-7
Xinghua Cai, Minsu Chen, Houhong Zhang, and Guozhong Long (2005): Geology and Prospecting 41(5), 5-9
Han, Bei-bei, Shang, Peng-qiang, Gao, Yong-zhang, Jiao, Sen, Yao, Chao-mei, Zou, Hao, Li, Min, Wang, Liang, Zheng, Hou-yi (2020) Fluorite deposits in China: Geological features, metallogenic regularity, and research progress. China Geology, 3 (3). 473-489
Xu, D., Yu, D., Wang, Z., Li, B., Chi, G., Zhou, Y., ... & Wang, X. (2022). Zircon U-Pb and muscovite 40Ar/39Ar dating of Pb-Zn-(Cu) polymetallic deposits in northeastern Hunan Province, Jiangnan Orogen: Evidence for large-scale mineralization in South China at ca. 150-120 Ma. Ore Geology Reviews, 105200.
 
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