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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xinqiao Mine, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528115:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDongguashan Mine, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘYaojialing Zn-Au deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘLuohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘDabaozhuang Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘNihe Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘShaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘZhongjiu Mine (Zhongshan-Jiulianshan Mine), Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘChating Cu–Au deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
References
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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