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Calcite from
Tiechagou carbonatite, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tiechagou carbonatite, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1632124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1632124:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCaotan gravel quarry, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘHuangshuian Mo-(Pb) deposit, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘHuanglongpu Mo-(Pb) deposit, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘHuayangchuan U-Nb-Pb deposit, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘJinduicheng Mine, Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘShijiawan Mo deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘHuangjiagou NYF pegmatites, Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘHulugou Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘXigou Mo deposit, Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘLianzigou Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
References
Uwamungu, Placide; Chen, Wei; Zhao, Xinfu; Zhao, Kuidong; Jiang, Shaoyong (2023) Evolution of Fe-Ti oxides within the Tiechagou carbonatite-related iron deposit: Insights from texture and in situ chemical compositions of magnetite and ilmenite. Ore Geology Reviews, 157. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105439
 
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