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Quartz from
Fanshan alunite deposit, Cangnan County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fanshan alunite deposit, Cangnan County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1531559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1531559:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Shuiweishan deposit, Fanshan alunite deposit, Cangnan County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘShuiweishan deposit, Fanshan alunite deposit, Cangnan County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘYaokeng intrusion, Cangnan County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘYindong Pb-Zn deposit, Fuding Co., Ningde, Fujian, China
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘHuaixi Cu-Au deposit, Pingyang County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘZhangji Be deposit, Rui'an City, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘDawan Mo-Be deposit, Xiapu Co., Ningde, Fujian, China
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘYangbin Sn deposit, Taishun County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘDaluo Mountain, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘShankou Mine, Shankou Town, Qingtian County, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘZhaiping deposit, Shouning Co., Ningde, Fujian, China
References
Zhou, Y., Fan, F., Xing, G., Zhang, H., Xiu, L., Chen, S., ... & Chen, J. (2022). Characteristics and genesis of the Fanshan lithocap, Zhejiang Province: Exploration implications from the largest alunite deposit of China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105038.
Li, Xuanxuan, Xiao, Qingling, Lin, Xin, Li, Shuangfei, Tang, Mingying (2024) Mineralogy and a New Fertility Index of Alunite in the Fanshan Lithocap, Luzong Basin, Anhui Province, China. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040395
 
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