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Calcite from
Gaolong Au Mine, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaolong Au Mine, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524366:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBadu Au deposit, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘMuli Mine, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘLonghe Au deposit (Longhuo Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘJinba Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘPeyian Au-As deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘMalieanna Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘZheyi Au-Sb deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘPoyan Mine, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘBashishan Au deposit (Piaosi Au deposit), Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘZhesang Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
References
Guotian Wang (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(1), 5-11
Taihe Zhou, Goldfarb, R.J., and Phillips, G.N. (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 249-282
Yongzhong Zhang, Heng Li, Wuhui Liu, Wenxin Xu, and Tagen Dai (2008): Acta Geoscientica Sinica 29(6), 697-702
Yang, Lin, Deng, Jun, Groves, David I., Wang, Qingfei, Zhang, Liang, Wu, Wei, Qin, Kai, Zhang, Qizuan (2020) Recognition of two contrasting structural- and mineralogical-gold mineral systems in the Youjiang basin, China-Vietnam: Orogenic gold in the south and Carlin-type in the north. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (5) 1477-1494 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2020.05.011
Song, Weifang; Wu, Pan; Liu, Jianzhong; Li, Junhai; Wang, Zepeng; Tan, Qinping; Xie, Zhuojun (2022) Genesis of the Gaolong gold deposit in Northwest Guangxi Province, South China: Insights from in situ trace elements and sulfur isotopes of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 143. 104782 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104782
Lin, Shiru; Hu, Kai; Cao, Jian; Liu, Yin; Liu, Shengjun; Zhang, Bin (2023) Geochemistry and origin of hydrothermal apatite in Carlin-type Au deposits, southwestern China (Gaolong deposit). Ore Geology Reviews, 154. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105312
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
Zeng, Yushan; Yang, Lin; Wang, Qingfei; Deng, Jun; Deditius, Artur P.; Zhao, Jian-Xin; Cheng, Ting; Zhao, Shiyu; Huang, Shicai; Ruan, Di (2026) Structurally Controlled Deposition of Gold During Inversion of Sedimentary Basin: A Case Study of Sediment-Hosted Orogenic Gold in the Gaolong Deposit, Youjiang Basin, South China Block. Economic Geology, 121 (3). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5236
 
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