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Sphalerite from
Muji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Muji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1857896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1857896:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGeziling Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘFutuyu Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘXiaoligou Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘYucheng Fe-Cu-Zn deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘNanzhaozhuang Fe-Pb-Zn deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘZhijiazhuang Mine, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMiaoan Au-polymetallic deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘDawan Zn-(Mo) deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘAntuoling Mo deposit, Laishui County, Baoding, Hebei, China
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
References
Yang, Fan; Mao, Jingwen; Jepson, Gilby; Yang, Fuquan; Bagas, Leon; Li, Yingjie; Qin, Zhenyu (2026) Multi-stage exhumation and preservation of the Mujicun porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, North China: A geo-thermochronological perspective. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (1). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102184
 
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