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Sphalerite from
Jinchuantang Sn-Bi deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, 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 Jinchuantang Sn-Bi deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529113:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘShizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘYejiwei Sn-polymetallic deposit (Yejiwo Sn-polymetallic deposit), Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘYejiweinan Pb-Zn deposit (South Yejiwei Pb-Zn deposit), Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘChaishan Pb-Zn-Sn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘHengshanling Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘHongqiling Sn polymetallic Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHehuaping Sn-Pb-Zn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘManaoshan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘTieshilong Pb-Zn deposit, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
21.6km (13.5 miles) ⓘYaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Hongquan Xiao, Kuidong Zhao, Shaoyong Jiang, Yaohui Jiang, and Hongfei Ling (2003): Mineral Deposits 22(3), 264-270
Xiaofei Liu, Shunda Yuan, Yan Shuang, Yabin Yuan, Jiaru Mi, and Yisa Xuan (2014): Acta Petrologica Sinica 30(1), 163-177
 
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