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Anhydrite from
Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:525917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:525917:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘXinqiao Mine, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘYangchongli gold deposit, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSouth Hucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘYaojialing Zn-Au deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘLongqiao Fe-Cu deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘHuangtun S–Fe–Au–Cu deposit, Huangtun township (Huangtunxiang; Huangtong township; Huangtongxiang), Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘLuohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
References
Yongxue Xu, Guilan Zhang, and Jiazeng Li (1985): Mineral Deposits 4(1), 90-96
Hengcheng Xu (1993): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 8(1), 11-27
Gu, Lianxing; Khin Zaw,; Hu, Wenxuan; Zhang, Kaijun; Ni, Pei; He, Jinxiang; Xu, Yaotong; Lu, Jianjun; Lin, Chunming (2007) Distinctive features of Late Palaeozoic massive sulphide deposits in South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.002
Liu, Zhongfa, Shao, Yongjun, Zhou, Haodi, Liu, Nan, Huang, Kuanxin, Liu, Qingquan, Zhang, Jiandong, Wang, Cheng (2018) Major and Trace Element Geochemistry of Pyrite and Pyrrhotite from Stratiform and Lamellar Orebodies: Implications for the Ore Genesis of the Dongguashan Copper (Gold) Deposit, Eastern China. Minerals, 8 (9) 380 doi:10.3390/min8090380
 
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