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Calcite from
Tongjialiang Mine, Zuoyun County, Datong, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongjialiang Mine, Zuoyun County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1521528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1521528:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘDatong Occurrence, Pingcheng District, Datong, Shanxi, China
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘBuziwan Mine (Puziwan Mine; Boziwan Mine; Baoziwan Mine; Poziwan Mine), Yanggao County, Datong, Shanxi, China
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘCaosiyao Mo deposit, Xinghe County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘDasuji Mo deposit, Liangcheng County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘPingshuo Mine, Pinglu District, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘHewan breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘTietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
97.8km (60.8 miles) ⓘYangchaoping Fe deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Yuan, Yue, Shuheng Tang, and Songhang Zhang. (2019) "Geochemical and Mineralogical Characteristics of the Middle Jurassic Coals from the Tongjialiang Mine in the Northern Datong Coalfield, Shanxi Province, China" Minerals 9, no. 3: 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9030184
 
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