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Rhodochrosite from
Minyue Mn deposit (Minle Mn deposit), Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minyue Mn deposit (Minle Mn deposit), Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:482500
Long-form Identifier:1:3:482500:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘMinyue Mn deposit (Mingyue Mn deposit), Chengkou Co., Chongqing, China
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘXiaochayuan Mine (Rongxi Mine), Rongxi, Xiushan Co., Chongqing, China
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘGeliao Mn deposit, Xiushan Co., Chongqing, China
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘXixibao Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘDaotuo Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
References
Shikun Huang (1990): Sedimentary formation and ore-forming environment of China's primary Mn deposits. Geology and Prospecting 26(9), 6-11, 20.
Tang, Shiyu; Liu, Tiebing (1999) Origin of the early Sinian Minle manganese deposit, Hunan Province, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 15 (1-3). p.71-78. doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(99)00015-3
Qi Zhou, Yuansheng Du, and Ying Qin (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(3), 457-466
Xie, Wenquan; Ma, Guojie; Ma, Xiao; Wang, Yong; Cao, Taotao; Wu, Sainan (2026) Paleo-ocean environmental fluctuations controlling manganese mineralization and organic matter enrichment in the Cryogenian Datangpo Formation, Western Hunan, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. 107261 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107261
 
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