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Diopside from
Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440255:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘTianebaodanshan Au-S deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSongshushan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLaojiacun Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Jinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLaomiaojishan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘChaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLaoyaling Cu-Mo deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Huasheng Huang, Qizheng Shi, Bin Cui, and Chunqi Wen (1985): Mineral Deposits 4(2), 13-22
Bing Yang and Zhitian Wang (1985): Mineral Deposits 4(4), 1-13
Bin Cui (1987): Mineral Deposits 6(1), 35-44
Mineral Deposits (2004), 23(3), 375-382
Meng, Xuyang, Mao, Jingwen, Simon, Adam, Duan, Chao, Xie, Guiqing, Su, Huimin, Hou, Tong, Shi, Ke, Chen, Nian (2024) Contrasting Tectonomagmatic Conditions for Coexisting Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits and Porphyry and Skarn Cu ± Au Deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China. Economic Geology, 119 (5). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5084
 
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