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Sphalerite from
Wafangzi Fe-Mn deposit, Chaoyang County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, 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 Wafangzi Fe-Mn deposit, Chaoyang County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:526219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:526219:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘYangjiazhangzi Mine, Yangjiazhangzi ore field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, China
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘBajiazi Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Jianchang County, Huludao, Liaoning, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘLanjiagou Mo deposit, Yangjiazhangzi ore field, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, China
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘXiaojiayingzi Cu-Mo-(Fe) deposit, Jianping County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘShuiquan Au deposit, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, China
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘLaohudong Mo deposit, Lianshan District, Huludao, Liaoning, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘXiaotazigou Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘChenjiazhangzi Au deposit, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘDongwujiazi Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘBaizhangzi Au-Ag deposit, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
References
Fan, D., Ye, J., and Li, J. (1999): Ore Geology Reviews 15(1), 31-53
 
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