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Quartz from
Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
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Amethyst, etc.

Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458825:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘXiasifang Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘFengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘLongjiaoshan Cu-(W-Mo) deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘFujiashan W skarn deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘFengtou Cu-Fe-Au deposit (Fentou Cu-Fe-Au deposit), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLazhushan Fe skarn deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘJinshandian Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongshankou Cu-Mo Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘTieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine), Tieshan District, Huangshi, Hubei, China
References
Jingqu Yao (1981): Geology and Prospecting 17(7), 35-40
Yiming Zhao and Daxin Li (2003): Mineral Deposits 22(4), 345-359
Jishun Liu, Guang Ma, Guanglong Shu (2005): Mineral Deposits 24(5), 527-536
Zhang, Fei; Williamson, Ben J.; Broom-Fendley, Sam (2023) Apatite texture and composition in the Tonglushan porphyry-related skarn system, eastern China: Implications for mineral exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105493
Zhang, Fei; Williamson, Ben J.; Rollinson, Gavyn K.; Hughes, Hannah S.R. (2023) A mineralogical investigation into the formation of ore-barren endoskarn: An example from the Tonglushan porphyry system, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 157. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105441
Wu, Xiaolin, Xie, Guiqing, Xu, Jing, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Liu, Wenyuan (2024) Distribution of Co, Te, Se in porphyry copper systems: A case study of the Tonglvshan deposit, Eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106304 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106304
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
Zhu, Qiaoqiao, Xie, Guiqing, Lu, Lifan, Yan, Fang, Cai, Heng'an (2024) Trace element of epidote from the Tonglushan Cu-Fe-Au deposit, eastern China: Implications for exploration indicator for skarn mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106298 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106298
Zhang, Shitao; Gao, Jian-Feng; Zhang, He; Huang, Xiao-Wen; Li, Jianping; Li, Rucao; Xu, Hao (2025) Revealing the distribution and efficient enrichment of cobalt in a Cu–Au skarn mineralization system. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106643 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106643
Wu, Xiaolin; Xie, Guiqing; Li, Guowu; Liu, Wenyuan (2026) Arsenic-rich cattierite and its associated cobalt-rich mineral assemblage in the Tonglushan skarn Cu-Fe-Au deposit: implications for cobalt exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107469. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107469
 
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