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Calcite from
Boka Au deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, 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 Boka Au deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1764078
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1764078:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘLaoyingqing Zn deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘLanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘTangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘSuoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMaliping deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLaoyingqing deposit, Yunnan, China
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘSanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘDaxiao Pb-Zn deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Ren, Hongyu; Li, Chao; Yan, Qinggao; Jiang, Xiaojun; Zhang, Hao; Zhang, Jihao; Yu, Pengyue; Liu, Zeqi (2025) Genesis of the Boka vein-type Au deposit, Dongchuan, southwestern China: Insights from rutile U–Pb dating and pyrite chemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106716 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106716
 
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