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Rhodochrosite from
Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:482508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:482508:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘHeling Mn deposit, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘJinshi Mine, Xiangxiang Co., Xiangtan, Hunan, China
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘXiangtaoyuan Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘTangganshan Mine, Heshan District, Yiyang, Hunan, China
References
Zhao, Liqun, Sida Niu, Xianglong Niu, Tong Chen, Yingchao Wang, Lei Li, Fei Huang, Huaying Wu, Lingchao Mo, and Min Zhang. 2022. "Manganese Oxide Minerals from the Xiangtan Manganese Deposit in South China and Their Application in Formaldehyde Removal" Minerals 12, no. 5: 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050552
Hunan Metallurgical Geology Team 236 (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(2), 6-9
Xiong Song (1989): Geology and Prospecting 25(5), 3-10
Canhui Luo (1990): Petrographic palaeogeography of Early Sinian metallogenic period and minerogenic prognosis of the Xiangtan Mn ore field. Geology and Prospecting 26(4), 1-6.
Yongju Wu (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(8), 13-16
 
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