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Diopside from
Dashigou, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dashigou, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1329858
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1329858:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘYechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘNanyangshan 703 deposit, Nanyangshan pegmatite field, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘMatoushan Mo deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
33.6km (20.8 miles) ⓘBabaoshan Fe-Cu deposit, Babaoshan intrusion, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘGuanpo pegmatite field, Guanpo, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘQingyangou Ni-Mo deposit, Shangzhou District, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘCaotan gravel quarry, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘShangfanggou Mine (Shangfang Mine), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘLengshuibeigou Pb-Zn deposit (Lengshuigou Pb-Zn deposit), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Guo, X. 1989. The geological features and the genesis of the Dashigou ultrabasic rock-carbonatite impurity rock bodies in Huxian County, Shaanxi. Geology of Shaanxi, 7, 42-51.
 
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