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Sphalerite from
Lekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1530679
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1530679:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMaoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘJinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘMaomaochang-Zhazichang Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘXuanwei Formation, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘZhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘQilinchang Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘKuangshanchang Zn-Pb deposit, Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
He, Zhiwei, Bo Li, Xinfu Wang, Xianguo Xiao, Xin Wan, and Qingxi Wei. (2022) "The Origin of Carbonate Components in Carbonate Hosted Pb-Zn Deposit in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Pb-Zn Metallogenic Province and Southwest China: Take Lekai Pb-Zn Deposit as an Example" Minerals 12, no. 12: 1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121615
 
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