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


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Amethyst, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite51
Fluorite49
Galena13
Baryte12
Calcite3
Chalcopyrite2
Pyrite2
Quartz1
- var Amethyst1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119802
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119802:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘDuanfengshan Mine, Tongcheng Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘJinyinshan Li deposit, Hubei, China
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘHuangdi'nao Li deposit, Chongyang Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘHuxingshan W deposit, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
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
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘHupei Mine (Qinjiafang Mine), Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘHejiashan deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘHuangbaishan deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘLishan Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, 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
Roedder, E., and Howard, K.W. (1988): Journal of the Geological Society 145(1), 163-174
Jiuling Zhang (1989): Geology and Prospecting 25(4), 1-7
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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