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Quartz from
Shuibutou mining area, Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shuibutou mining area, Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1990242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1990242:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘDongxiangqiao Mine, Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan, China
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘQuanzhou Uranium ore field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘXianglushan Rb-rich granite, Yuechengling batholith, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘLijia Sn deposit, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘMaoantan pegmatite field, Quanzhou Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘMao’antang pegmatite No.160, Mao’antang ore block, Mao’antang Nb-Ta deposit, Yuechengling batholith, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘMao’antang pegmatite No.701, Mao’antang ore block, Mao’antang Nb-Ta deposit, Yuechengling batholith, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘMao’antang ore block, Mao’antang Nb-Ta deposit, Yuechengling batholith, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘLongkou Sb deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘLiguifu W-Sn deposit, Dupangling Sn ore field, Guanyang Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
References
Wu, Ximing; Yu, Chen; Zhao, Zimeng; Xu, Jinmei; Ma, Xiao; Qin, Yinghong; Chen, Dapeng; Tang, Han; Xu, Junwei; Li, Bin; et al. (2026) Geochemical Characteristics of the Shuibutou Sedimentary Manganese Deposit in Southern Hunan Province, South China. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080858
 
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