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Sphalerite from
Danaopo deposit, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, 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 Danaopo deposit, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1530740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1530740:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLimei Mine, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘNaizibao Mine (Laozibao Mine ?), Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBamaozhai Mine, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘYutang ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘTudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘShizishan Mine, Tudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘChangdengpo Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘRouxianshan Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘXiaopaiwu Mine (Paiwu Mine), Xiaopaiwu-Shanmuchong ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘDongping Mine, Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Zhang, Wen-Dong; Li, Bin; Lu, An-Huai; Elatikpo, Safiyanu Muhammad; Chen, Hui; Chen, Xiao-Dong (2022) Origin of the Early Cambrian Huayuan carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb orefield, South China: Constraints from sulfide trace elements and sulfur isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 148. 105044 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105044
Wu, Tao; Huang, Zhilong; Wei, Chen; Ye, Lin; Yan, Zaifei; Xiang, Zhenzhong; Hu, Yusi; Sui, Zhiheng (2023) LA-ICPMS trace elements and C-O isotopes constrain the origin of the Danaopo Cd-Ge-bearing Zn-Pb deposit, western Hunan, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105494
 
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