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Limonite from
Jinlongshan Au-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinlongshan Au-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480061
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480061:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘNanshagou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘShuangyuangou-Chigou Cu-(Mo) deposit, Shanyang County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘLengshuigou Cu-Mo deposit, Zhashui County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘLongtougou Au deposit, Shanyang County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSirengou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘXiajiadian Au-(V) deposit, Shanyang County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘQilixia Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘWangjiagou Au deposit, Zhashui County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘYaojian Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘHonghuaping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
References
Fuxin Zhang and Jianqin Ma (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(5), 20-23
Shuguang Hua, Junxian Wang, and Xinhui Liu (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(s1), 141-148
Xinhui Liu, Shuang Liu, Dengmei Yang, and Zimin Lu (2008): Northwestern Geology 41(1), 81-89
Weifeng Wang, Genmin Li, and Cuixiang Xu (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(suppl.), 1256-1262
Dengmei Yang, Xinhui Liu, Donghong Cao, Honglin Xiang, and Shujuan Wang (2013): Gold Science and Technology 21(4), 9-14
 
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