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Kaolinite from
Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1617231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1617231:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘDanfeng Cu-Mo-Fe property, Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘLongmeng Mine, Tieluping ore field, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘShenjiayao Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘJijiawa Au Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘLuocun Mo deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘYuanling Au deposit, Shizimiao Au-Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘShanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘJinduicheng Mine, Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
References
Huang, Po-Cheng; Yu, Jie; Yao, Jun-Ming; Qi, Nan; Qiu, Zhi-Wei; Chen, Yan-Jing (2024) Case study of the large-scale Mo-W mineralization in Eastern Qinling, China: Geology and genesis of the Yechangping porphyry-skarn system. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105867
Huang, Po-Cheng, Qi, Nan, Yu, Jie, Yao, Jun-Ming, Qiu, Zhi-Wei, Chen, Yan-Jing (2024) The ore-forming fluid evolution of the Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Qinling Orogen: A case study of the Dabie-type porphyry system. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106101 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106101
Zhu, Yabo; Zhao, Junfeng; Jiang, Haoyuan; Xiao, Bing (2025) Application of geological and shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectroscopy mapping in the Yechangping giant porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit, East Qinling, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106873 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106873
 
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