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Magnetite from
Tongjing Au-Cu deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongjing Au-Cu deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528593:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘBijiashan Turquoise Mine, Huashan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGaocun Fe Mine, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘNanshan Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘWashan Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘXiangshan Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘAoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘFenghuangshan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘYuntaishan Mine, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
References
Chen, Yan-Jing; Chen, Hua-Yong; Zaw, Khin; Pirajno, Franco; Zhang, Zeng-Jie (2007) Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: An overview. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1-4). 139-169 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001
 
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