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Dolomite from
Gacun Mine, Maqiong, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gacun Mine, Maqiong, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468967:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘGayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘGala Au Mine, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘPulongba Au deposit (Punongba Au deposit), Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘXiasai Ag-polymetallic deposit (Xiazhai Ag-polymetallic deposit), Batang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘQiuluo Au-Sb deposit, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Qingmin Jin, Huaguang Xie, and Wenguang Wang (1992): Volcanology and Mineral Resources 13(2), 48-58
Yuan Dang, Maohong Chen, Jingwen Mao, Zhiqiang Xue, Yibang Li, Tiangui Xin, Kang Wang, Yang Gao, and Xuelong Wu (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(6), 1077-1092
Wang, Kun, Yang, Dan, Hou, Ke-Jun, Wang, Qian (2023) In Situ LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Geochronology, Sr-Nd-Hf Isotope and Trace Element Analysis of Volcanic Rocks from the Gacun Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit in Sichuan, China. Minerals, 13 (7) 881 doi:10.3390/min13070881
 
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