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Calaverite from
Shanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calaverite
Formula:AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calaverite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522490:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calaverite
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘSongligou Au deposit, Niutougou Au deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘShizhaigou Au deposit (Duanhe Au deposit), Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘQianhe Au deposit, Dongwan gold field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘDahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘFancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘTonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘJintongcha Au-Ag-Cu deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Huijuan Zhu, Baoshan Yang, Yuheng Li, Dingfu Qian, and Yingtang Li (1989): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(1), 37-41
Zhenkuan Luo, Kang Guan, Manzhi Wang, and Chuantai Wang (1999): Guizhou Geology 5(3), 69-74
Zhijie Liu, Xiaoyong Wang, and Pengfei Tang (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(3), 6-11
Kai Song, Xiaoyuan Hao, Jianghe Wang, Chunhe Zhao, Yuan Kong, and Shuyin Niu (2013): Gold Science and Technology 21(6), 30-35
Chen, Simo, Xu, Junqiang, Yang, Yanchen, Han, Shijiong, Ding, Peichao, Song, Zhaoyang, Chen, Tianwen, Zhang, Daixin (2025) Origin of the Miaoling Gold Deposit, Xiong’ershan District, China: Findings Based on the Trace Element Characteristics and Sulfur Isotope Compositions of Pyrite. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010006
 
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