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Sphalerite from
Baishan Mo-Re deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baishan Mo-Re deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522579:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHongling Mo Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘTulaergen Ni Cu deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘBaijianshan Zn-Cu polymetallic deposit, Xiaoshitouquan Ag-Cu ore field, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘHongjianbingshan W deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘNanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘMazhuangshan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘSanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘShuangjingzi Fe deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Lianchang, Xiao, Wenjiao, Qin, Kezhang, Qu, Wenjun, Du, Andao (2005) Re?Os isotopic dating of molybdenite and pyrite in the Baishan Mo?Re deposit, eastern Tianshan, NW China, and its geological significance. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (8) 960-969 doi:10.1007/s00126-004-0451-y
Dayu Zhang, Taofa Zhou, Feng Yuan, Yu Fan, Shuai Liu, and Wenjun Qu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(5), 663-672
 
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