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Quartz from
Baxi Au deposit (A'xi Au deposit; Axi Au deposit), Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baxi Au deposit (A'xi Au deposit; Axi Au deposit), Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524776
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524776:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘPingding Au-As-Hg deposit (Dingping Au-As-Hg deposit; Xionghuangpo Au-As-Hg deposit), Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘYaxiang Au-Se deposit, Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘQiongmo Au-Se deposit (Qiongme Au-Se deposit; Quongme Au-Se deposit), Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘChabu Au-(As-Sb) deposit, Diebu Co. (Têwo Co.), Gannan, Gansu, China
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘLa'erma Au-Se deposit, Luqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘLuoda Au deposit, Diebu Co. (Têwo Co.), Gannan, Gansu, China
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘDashui Au deposit, Dashui Au ore field, Maqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘGongbei Au deposit, Dashui Au ore field, Maqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘGahai Lake, Maqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China
91.2km (56.6 miles) ⓘManaoke Au-W deposit, Jiuzhaigou Co. (Nanping Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Mao, Jingwen, Qiu, Yumin, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhaochong, Garwin, Steve, Fengshou, Ren (2002) Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 352-377 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0249-0
Yongjun Gao, Guangzhi Ren, Bingxin Ji, and Zhongkun Zhang (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(2), 8-12
 
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