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Native Gold from
Chaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440421:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCishan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLaoyaling Cu-Mo deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBaocun Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSongshushan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘTianebaodanshan Au-S deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘHuangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLaojiacun Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Jinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Huan Hu, Rucheng Wang, Jianjun Lu, and Guanghua Liu (2001): Mineral Deposits 20(1), 86-98
Shihong Tian, Tiping Ding, Zhusen Yang, Yifeng Meng, Pusheng Zeng, Yanbin Wang, Xuncheng Wang, and Zhangping Jiang (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(3), 365-374
Geng Gao, Zhaowen Xu, Xiaonan Yang, Guiping Nie, Shipeng Zhu, Yunjian Wang, and Jun Zhang (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(3), 162-167
Li, Jinwei; Pan, Lichuan; Guo, Yitong; Lu, Shunfu (2023) Multi-Isotopic Compositions of Ores from the Shizishan Cu–Au–Mo Orefield in the Tongling Region, Eastern China: Implications for Ore Genesis. Minerals, 13 (7). 985 doi:10.3390/min13070985
 
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