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Hornblende from
Cishan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var: Hornblende
Formula:AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cishan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1768115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1768115:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘHehuashan Pb–Zn deposit, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘXinqiao Mine, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHamaling Au-Cu-Mo deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘGaojiabang W-Mo deposit, Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘHuangtun S–Fe–Au–Cu deposit, Huangtun township (Huangtunxiang; Huangtong township; Huangtongxiang), Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘPaodaoling Au deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
References
Li, Xi-Yao; Lu, Qing; Liu, Shasha; Li, Sanzhong; Duan, Liu-An; Liu, Jie; Jin, Chong; Hong, Yu; Zhou, Jie (2025) Geochronology and geochemistry of ore-related intrusive rocks and skarn minerals of the Cishan gold deposit in the Tongling ore-cluster region, eastern China: Implications for petrogenesis and skarn mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106731 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106731
 
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