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Plagioclase from
Xincheng Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xincheng Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1623345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1623345:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘQiansunjia Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘZhaoxian Au Deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘHaiyu Au Mine, Sanshan Island, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘSanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘXinli Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘXiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘCaojiabu deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘZhouguan Granodiorite, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘTaishang Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Liu, Zhen-Jun, Yang, Li-Qiang, Xie, Dong, Yang, Wei, Li, Da-Peng, Feng, Tao, Deng, Jun (2024) Hydrothermal Alteration Processes of Xincheng Gold Deposit Jiaodong Peninsula, China: Constraints from Composition of Hydrothermal Rutile. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040417
Zhang, Qing; Li, Chen-Xi; Li, Xiao; Yang, Wei; Zhang, Long-Xiao; Wang, Xiao-Meng; Yao, Chao-Fan; Tong, Chang-Hao; Wei, Yu-Ji (2026) The Formation, Preservation, and Exhumation History of the Xincheng Gold Deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula: Constraints from Integrated Thermochronological Dating. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030281
 
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