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Diaspore from
Yanshi bauxite deposit, Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diaspore
Formula:AlO(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diaspore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yanshi bauxite deposit, Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529224
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529224:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diaspore
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSongqi, Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan, China
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘXiaoguan bauxite deposit, Gongyi Co., Zhengzhou, Henan, China
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘMixian bauxite deposit, Dengfeng Co., Zhengzhou, Henan, China
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘFangshan bauxite deposit, Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBianzhuang, Baofeng County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘXin'an deposit, Xin'an bauxite field, Xin'an County, Luoyang, Henan, China
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘMianchi area, Mianchi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
 
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