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Sphalerite from
Xinli Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xinli Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1612842
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1612842:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSanshandao Northern Sea deposit, Sanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCangshang Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘHaiyu Au Mine, Sanshan Island, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘZhaoxian Au Deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘJiaoxibei ore offshore area, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCaojiabu deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘQianchen gold deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSizhuang Au deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘJiaojia Mine, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Deng, Jun; Liu, Xuefei; Wang, Qingfei; Pan, Ruiguang (2015) Origin of the Jiaodong-type Xinli gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, China: Constraints from fluid inclusion and C–D–O–S–Sr isotope compositions. Ore Geology Reviews, 65. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.04.018
Zhang, Liang; Yang, Li-Qiang; Wang, Yu; Weinberg, Roberto F.; An, Ping; Chen, Bing-Yu (2017) Thermochronologic constrains on the processes of formation and exhumation of the Xinli orogenic gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 81. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.09.026
 
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