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Sphalerite from
Baguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478408:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘChaima Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘYinmusi Pb-Zn Mine, Yinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘGuanmengou Pb-Zn Mine, Yinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘYinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘErlihe Pb-Zn deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn deposit), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘLaochang Mine, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘFengya Zn-Pb deposit, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘShuangwang Au deposit, Taibai County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMatigou Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘQiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
References
Wei Longming, Liu Luanling, and Zhang Xuangu (1996): Journal of Precious Metallic Geology 5(2), 81-86
Ruixia Su, Ping Liu, and Jan Guo (2001): Geology and Mineral Resources Research 16(1), 12-18
Xueming Wang, Dongbo Wang, Shicai Shao, Jianzhong Feng, and Mengxiong Chen (2001): Mineral Deposits 20(3), 223-228
Hongping Li (2002): Gold 23(10), 6-9
He, Chong-Guo; Li, Yu-Zhao; Kontak, Daniel J.; Jin, Xiao-Ye; Du, Shi-Guang; Xu, Zheng; Tao, Huan; Jiang, Hang-Jin; Li, Jian-Wei (2026) In Situ U-Pb Dating of Hydrothermal Monazite From Metasediment-Hosted Orogenic Au Deposits: Constraints on the Age and Geotectonic Setting of Au Mineralization in the West Qinling Orogen, Central China. Economic Geology, 121 (3). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5242
 
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