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Ankerite from
Tongguan Mine, Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongguan Mine, Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479789:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘTongyu Mine (Tongyu I deposit), Tongyu gold field, Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘDongtongyu Mine (Tongyu II deposit), Tongyu gold field, Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘWenyu Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘDongchuang Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCangzhuyu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJintongcha Au-Ag-Cu deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘQiangma Mine (Qiangmayu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘTonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Hongrui Fan, Yihan Xie, Rui Zhao, and Yinglan Wang (2000): Chinese Science Bulletin 45(15), 1424-1430.
 
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