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Orpiment from
Daguan Au-As-Sb deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Daguan Au-As-Sb deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439885:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘLintan Au deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘJinfeng Mine (Lannigou Mine), Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘLangquan Au deposit, Leye Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘYata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘLinwang Au deposit, Leye Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘBanqi Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘBojitian Deposit, Huijiabao gold field, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘZheyi Au-Sb deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘPeyian Au-As deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘShuiyindong Au-Tl-Hg deposit (Yanshang Au-Tl-Hg deposit), Huijiabao gold field, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
References
Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.
 
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