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Plagioclase from
Guangtoushan, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China


Locality type:Complex
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 Guangtoushan, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1330731
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1330731:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘDengshang Mo deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘChaijiagou Mo deposit, Shuangqiao District, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘHeishan Mine, Damiao complex, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘDonggou Fe deposit, Damiao complex, Shuangluan District, Chengde, Hebei, China
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘLuoguozigou Mine, Damiao complex, Longhua County, Chengde, Hebei, China
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘDamiao Mine, Damiao complex, Shuangluan District, Chengde, Hebei, China
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘSandao village (Tao District), Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘYuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘXiajinbao Au-Cu deposit, Jidong gold area, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Zhang, Z., Zhang, H., Shao, J. A., Ying, J., Yang, Y., & Santosh, M. (2012). Guangtoushan granites and their enclaves: Implications for Triassic mantle upwelling in the northern margin of the North China Craton. Lithos, 149, 174-187.
 
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