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Hemimorphite from
Dongchuan Cu Mine, Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:EPMA
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Veszelyite40
Cuprodongchuanite11
Quartz4
Dongchuanite3
Kipushite2
Zheshengite1
Azurite1
Mottramite1
Cuprozheshengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongchuan Cu Mine, Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1473665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1473665:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘKuangshanchang Zn-Pb deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/mesg-579321.html
Li, Guowu, Sun, Ningyue, Shen, Hongtao, Xue, Yuan, Hao, Jinhua, Fourestier, Jeffrey (2023) Dongchuanite, a new phosphate mineral with a new structure, from Dongchuan copper mine, Yunnan Province, China. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (4) 611-618
Sun, Ningyue, Li, Guowu, Xue, Yuan, Shen, Hongtao, Hao, Jinhua (2024) Zheshengite, Pb4ZnZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2: A New Mineral of the Dongchuanite Group and the Influence of As–P Isomorphic Substitution on Unit-Cell Parameters of Dongchuanite Group Minerals. Minerals, 14 (12). doi:10.3390/min14121276
 
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