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Magnetite from
Langyashan Cu-Au deposit (Lanyashan Cu-Au deposit), Langya District, Chuzhou, Anhui, 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 Langyashan Cu-Au deposit (Lanyashan Cu-Au deposit), Langya District, Chuzhou, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528644:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘMeishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘTaishan Mine (Daishan Mine), Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘJiaochong Au-S deposit, Chaohu Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘJishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘQilinshan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘTongjing Au-Cu deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘQixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing lead-zinc mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘYenshan Fe-B deposit, Luhe District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘShanlixu Cu-Au deposit, Chaohu Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘYeshan Fe-B deposit, Tianchang City, Chuzhou, Anhui, China
References
Weining Zhou (1994): Mineral Resources and Geology 8(4), 233-244
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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