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Galena from
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288809:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘDaoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘXiling Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘLaochang Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLingchuan Mine, Lingchuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘShuiximiao Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘAntangling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘJiangyong Pb–Zn–W deposit, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘJianghua Cu–W–Pb–Zn deposit, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘTongshanling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
References
Ernan Fan, Huixin Tian, Weigui Ma, and Zengzhi Jiang (1986): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology, Science and Technology Edition 27(1)
Liu, Guanghua, Ottens, Berthold (2005) Daoping mine, Guangxi, China. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (1) 25-33
 
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