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Malachite from
Xinqiao Mine, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xinqiao Mine, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528110
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528110:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘFenghuangshan Mine, Fenghuangshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘChaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘDaijiachong Mine, Yuejiang District, Tongling, Anhui, China
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘGaoling Mine, Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘJingbian Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘShimenan Cu deposit, Tongling Mining District, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘLiufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘShaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine (West Tongshan Mine), Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
References
Zhichao Chu (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(11), 8-14
Pan, Yuanming; Dong, Ping (1999) The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted Cu–Fe–Au, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 15 (4). doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(99)00022-0
Wang, Yu; Yang, Xiaoyong; Wang, Chuantian; Zhang, Huishan; Liu, Shasha; Sun, Chao (2022) Comparative studies on stratabound and skarn-type deposits, Tongling region, lower Yangtze River metallogenic Belt: Constraints from pyrite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104919
 
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