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Calcite from
Jinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522989:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMaolipo ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLuandongshan ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMachangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBaoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘShuangmacao Au deposit, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘMa'anshan Hg deposit, Weishan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘZhacun Au deposit, Weishan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘJinbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit (Jingbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘBijiashan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘYao'an Au-Ag deposit, Yao'an County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
References
Liangsheng Ge, Yilin Zou, Zhenhua Li, Xiaodong Gue, Junbing Xing, and Xiaohui Zhang (2002): Geology and Prospecting 38(5), 11-17
Xiangzhao Hu, Zhongbao Yang, and Deshan Feng (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 610-612
He Mingqin, Song Huanbin, Li Jiajun, and Li Chaoyang (2005): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 24(2), 136-143
Zihua Wang, Xiaodong Guo, Wanqiang Yu, Yiling Zhou, Tao Xu, and Yong Zhang (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(2), 214-223
 
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