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Limonite from
Bielidong Au deposit, Tangshang ore district, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bielidong Au deposit, Tangshang ore district, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1907220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1907220:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘTangshang Au deposit, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘLaozhaiwan Au Mine, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘMaxiong Sb-Au deposit (Maxuong Sb-Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘGaolong Au Mine, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
References
Miao, Yu; Zhou, Ye; Li, Wen-Chang; Romer, Rolf L.; Zhou, Jia-Xi; Li, Cong; Chen, Shu-Min (2026) Episodic Ore Redistribution in Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in Southeastern Yunnan Province, SW China. Economic Geology, 121 (1). 219-239 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5209
 
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