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Pitchblende from
Yantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1651787
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1651787:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘDongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘU deposit No. 308, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘLanhe deposit (U deposit No. 201), Baishun Uranium ore field, Nanxiong Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘYoudong U deposit (U deposit No. 306), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘChangba U deposit, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Gao, Shen; Wang, Yongjian; Zou, Xinyu; Vinis, Edward L.; Huang, Liangliang; Tao, Yi; Xu, Jing; Qin, Kezhang; Qiu, Zhengjie (2024) Fluid overprints and mineralization of the Zhuguangshan granite-related U district in China: Recorded by cathodoluminescence textures and chemistry of quartz. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106256
 
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