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Galena from
Xinqiaoxi deposit (Xinqiao West deposit; U deposit No. 332a), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xinqiaoxi deposit (Xinqiao West deposit; U deposit No. 332a), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1653728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1653728:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘXiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘShituling deposit (U deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘZhaixia deposit (U deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘXianshi deposit, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘDajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘShirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘDajianshan Mine, Lianping Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘXihuashan Sn deposit, Lianping Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
34.8km (21.7 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Liu, Bin, Qiu, Liang, Zou, Jing, Qi, Jiaming, Li, Haidong, Ye, Yongqin, Qiu, Jun-Ting, Mu, Hongxu (2024) Unraveling the metallogenic mechanisms of uranium-rich ore bodies: Insights from Xinqiaoxi’s pitchblende geochronology and pyrite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106305 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106305
 
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