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Plagioclase from
Maowan deposit, Chuankou W ore field, Hengnan Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Maowan deposit, Chuankou W ore field, Hengnan Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1475359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1475359:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘChuankou deposit, Chuankou W ore field, Hengnan Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBaishui deposit, Chuankou W ore field, Hengnan Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘZanshi tungsten deposit, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘWujiaping Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘXingfengshan Au–W deposit, Xiangtan Co., Xiangtan, Hunan, China
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘBaishaziling Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘLvzi'ao Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘBanjiaoyuan Sn deposit, Qiyang, Yongzhou, Hunan, China
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘMaozaishan Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘTianmuchong W-Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Qin, Jinhua; Wang, Denghong; Huang, Fan; Zhong, Shihua (2024) Geochronological and geochemical constraints on the multistage magmatic processes of the Lianhuashan batholith, South China: Implications for the petrogenesis and polymetallic mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. p.106327. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106327
 
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