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Plagioclase from
Magushan Mine (East Tongshan Mine), Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magushan Mine (East Tongshan Mine), Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1327340
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1327340:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘQiaomaishan Cu−W deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘChating Cu–Au deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘHemushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘZhongjiu-Gushan deposit, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘYaojialing Zn-Au deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘShatanjiao deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘWashan Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
References
Qi, H., Lu, S., Yang, X., Zhou, Y., Zhao, L., Deng, J., & Li, J. (2019). Formation of the Granodiorite-Hosting Magushan Cu–Mo Polymetallic Deposit in Southern Anhui, Eastern China: Evidences from Geochronology and Geochemistry. Minerals, 9(8), 475.
Li, Yue, Yuan, Feng, Jowitt, Simon M., Wang, Fangyue, Li, Xiangling, Deng, Yufeng, Wang, Yunyue, Zhou, Taofa (2021) Molybdenite Re–Os, titanite and garnet U–Pb dating of the Magushan skarn Cu–Mo deposit, Xuancheng district, Middle–Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt. Geoscience Frontiers, 12 (3) 101116pp. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2020.11.013
 
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