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Quartzite from
Saxi Scheelite and Emerald Mine, Dayakou Hill, Mengdong Township, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl1
- var Emerald1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saxi Scheelite and Emerald Mine, Dayakou Hill, Mengdong Township, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1415928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1415928:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘNanyangtian W deposit, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘWazha W deposit, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘNanwenhe W deposit, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘCaiyuanzi Pb-Zn deposit, Xichou County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
References
Zheng, Y.
Yu, X.
Zheng, Yuyu, Yu, Xiaoyan, Guo, Hongshu (2019) Major and Trace Element Geochemistry of Dayakou Vanadium-Dominant Emerald from Malipo (Yunnan, China): Genetic Model and Geographic Origin Determination. Minerals, 9 (12) 777 doi:10.3390/min9120777
Tang, Zi-Chao; Zhao, Xiao-Yu; Deng, Ming-Guo; Li, Wen-Chang; Chen, Ying-Hua; Zhang, Qing-Ge; Zhang, Ding-Cai (2026) Scheelite geochemistry constrains the origin of W mineralization in the Laojunshan district, Southeast Yunnnan, China: Comparative studies from the Nanyangtian, Changtian and Saxi deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 190. 107179 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107179
 
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