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Epidote from
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bavenite8
Amphibole Supergroup8
Feldspar Group6
Fluorite4
Milarite2
Magnetite2
K Feldspar2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:457761
Long-form Identifier:1:3:457761:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘDanailingou As-Co deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDadi Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘShijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘMogutu Sn deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBudunwula Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘBianjiadayuan Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘWeilasituo Ag-polymetallic deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘBairendaba Ag-polymetallic deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘBaiyine’lebu Ag-Pb-Zn-F deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘDajing Sn-Cu-polymetallic deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Ottens, B. (2011): Chinesisches Tagebuch (VII): Ilvait und andere Neufunde aus Nei Mongol. Lapis 36 (9), 27-33 (in German).
Zhenhua Zhou, Aishun Wang, and Tao Li (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(5), 867-889
Mei Zhang, Yusheng Zhai, Cunli Shen, Yonghui Liu, Shuaishi Yang, Degao Zhai, Meijuan Yao, Jianping Wang, Shouguang Wang, Zhengxi Gao, and Ling Zhang (2011): Geoscience 25(5), 819-831
Ottens, Berthold, Neumeier, Günther (2012) The Huanggang mine, Inner Mongolia, China. The Mineralogical Record, 43 (5) 529-563
Wang, Cheng, Shao, Yongjun, Zhang, Xiong, Dick, Jeffrey, Liu, Zhongfa (2018) Trace Element Geochemistry of Magnetite: Implications for Ore Genesis of the Huanggangliang Sn-Fe Deposit, Inner Mongolia, Northeastern China. Minerals, 8 (5) 195 doi:10.3390/min8050195
Li, Yongshun; Liu, Zhongfa; Shao, Yongjun; Chen, Ke; Zhang, Junke; Zhang, Yuce; Zhang, Tiandong (2022) Genesis of the Huanggangliang Fe-Sn polymetallic deposit in the southern Da Hinggan Range, NE China: Constraints from geochronology and cassiterite trace element geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 151. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105226
Li, Yongshun, Liu, Zhongfa, Shao, Yongjun, Liu, Lei, Chen, Ke, Zhao, Hongtao, You, Shixiang, He, Mingpeng (2024) Garnet geochronology, major and trace element geochemistry of the Huanggangliang Fe-Sn polymetallic deposit, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106048 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106048
Xue, Hanwen; Wang, Keyong; Sun, Qingfei; Chen, Junchi; Wang, Xue; Li, Haoming (2025) Ore Genesis of the Huanggang Iron-Tin-Polymetallic Deposit, Inner Mongolia: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions, H–O–C Isotopes, and U-Pb Dating of Garnet and Zircon. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050518
 
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