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Plagioclase from
Xiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1894610
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1894610:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘYanjiagou Au deposit, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘYuanfang Formation, Yi County, Baoding, Hebei, China
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘZhangquanzhuang Mine, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘDabaiyang Au deposit, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
References
Wang, Jian; Wang, Zhi-Gao; Fan, Gao-Hua; Yang, Kai-Kai; Huang, Wei; Li, Zhuo (2026) Mineral paragenesis and ore-forming process of the large Xiaoyingpan Te-rich gold deposit, North China Craton: Insights from deposit geology and pyrite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 191. 107198 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107198
 
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