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Quartz from
Shewushan Au deposit, Jiayu Co., Xianning, Hubei, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shewushan Au deposit, Jiayu Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464773:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘHuxingshan W deposit, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘJinyinshan Li deposit, Hubei, China
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘHuangdi'nao Li deposit, Chongyang Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘDuanfengshan Mine, Tongcheng Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘTaolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘXujiashan Sb Mine, Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
References
Songsheng Li (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(1), 12-15
Renyu Yu (1996): Geology and Prospecting 32(1), 1-6, 32
Hanlie Hong and Liyun Tie (2005): Clays and Clay Minerals 53(2), 162-170
Wang, M., Zheng, Y., Xu, R., Liu, Y., Xiao, F., Cheng, S., & Sun, X. (2014). Fluid inclusion, siliceous rock geochemistry of Shewushan lateritic gold deposit, Hubei Province, eastern China: Implication for the genesis of primary orebody. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 33(1), 65-76.
 
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