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Molybdenite from
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite, etc.

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:(Some molybdenite specimens from here have been wrongly labelled as coming from Yaogangxian.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440583:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘShilei Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘDalongshan W-Mo deposit, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMuzhiyuan Mine (Muziyuan Mine), Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘDangping Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘZuoba W-Bi deposit, Tianmenshan-Hongtaoling W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘXihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘBaoshan Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘBaxiannao W deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘZhangdou W-Bi deposit, Tianmenshan-Hongtaoling W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Nanling Tungsten Research Group of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (1979): Geology and Prospecting 15(6), 18-28
Zeng, Yishan, Liu, Jiaqi, Zhu, Yongfeng (2002) Short-chain carboxylates in high-temperature ore fluids of W-Sn deposits in south China. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 36 (3) 219-234 doi:10.2343/geochemj.36.219
Liu, Xiangchong, Wang, Wenlei, Zhang, Dehui (2021) The Mechanisms Forming the Five–Floor Zonation of Quartz Veins: A Case Study in the Piaotang Tungsten–Tin Deposit, Southern China. Minerals, 11 (8) 883 doi:10.3390/min11080883
 
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