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Chlorite Group from
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483286:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘJinyinshan Li deposit, Hubei, China
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘHuangdi'nao Li deposit, Chongyang Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘHuxingshan W deposit, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘYanzhupo Au deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘJiangdong Au deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘLishan Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘRenli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘShewushan Au deposit, Jiayu Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘHengjiangchong Au deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘHuangjindong As-Au deposit, Huangjindong goldfield, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
References
Hongchang Li, Guangli Tang, Xieming Li, Shunquan Yang, and Jinchang Deng (1987): Geology and Prospecting 23(11), 6-15
Roedder, E., and Howard, K.W. (1988): Journal of the Geological Society 145(1), 163-174
Jiuling Zhang (1989): Geology and Prospecting 25(4), 1-7
Xu, D., Yu, D., Wang, Z., Li, B., Chi, G., Zhou, Y., ... & Wang, X. (2022). Zircon U-Pb and muscovite 40Ar/39Ar dating of Pb-Zn-(Cu) polymetallic deposits in northeastern Hunan Province, Jiangnan Orogen: Evidence for large-scale mineralization in South China at ca. 150-120 Ma. Ore Geology Reviews, 105200.
 
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