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Plagioclase from
Hemushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 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 Hemushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1646451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1646451:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘZhongjiu-Gushan deposit, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘWashan Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘNiangniangshan, He County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘChating Cu–Au deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘQiaomaishan Cu−W deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘMeishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘMagushan Mine (East Tongshan Mine), Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
References
Meng, Xuyang, Mao, Jingwen, Simon, Adam, Duan, Chao, Xie, Guiqing, Su, Huimin, Hou, Tong, Shi, Ke, Chen, Nian (2024) Contrasting Tectonomagmatic Conditions for Coexisting Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits and Porphyry and Skarn Cu ± Au Deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China. Economic Geology, 119 (5). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5084
 
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