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Sphalerite from
Niuxinshan Au deposit, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Niuxinshan Au deposit, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460903
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460903:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘHuajian Au Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘJinchangyu Au deposit, Qianxi Co., Tangshan, Hebei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘYu'erya Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘSibozi-Liubozi Mo-Cu deposit, Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘXiajinbao Au-Cu deposit, Jidong gold area, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘYuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘChangcheng Mine (Great Wall Mine), Qian'an Co., Tangshan, Hebei, China
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSanjiazi Mine (Sanjia Mine), Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘXiazhangzhi Au deposit, Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
References
Jing Li (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(1), 5-8
Kenan Wang (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(1), 26-29
Jian Li (1990): Geology and Prospecting 26(11), 46-51
Yao, Y., Morteani, G., Trumbull, R. B. (1999) Fluid inclusion microthermometry and the P-T evolution of gold-bearing hydrothermal fluids in the Niuxinshan gold deposit, eastern Hebei province, NE China. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (4) 348-365 doi:10.1007/s001260050209
 
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