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Tremolite from
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545293:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘLongjiaoshan Cu-(W-Mo) deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘFengtou Cu-Fe-Au deposit (Fentou Cu-Fe-Au deposit), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘTieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine), Tieshan District, Huangshi, Hubei, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘChengchao Fe Mine, Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘFengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘZengjialong Sn-polymetallic deposit (Zhengjialong Sn-polymetallic deposit), De'an Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
References
Jianwei Li, Xinfu Zhao, Meifu Zhou, Vasconcelos, P., Changqian Ma, Xiaodong Deng, de Souza, Z.S., Yongxin Zhao, and Gang Wu (2008): Mineralium Deposita 43, 315-336.
Wang, M., Zhao, R., Shang, X., Wei, K., Liu, K., & An, W. (2022). REE and cathodoluminescence features of scheelites from the Tongshankou Cu–Mo deposit in Eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 147, 104998.
Chu, Gaobin, Chen, Huayong, Zhang, Shitao, Zhang, Yu, Cheng, Jiamin (2023) Geochemistry and geochronology of multi-generation garnet: New insights on the genesis and fluid evolution of prograde skarn formation. Geoscience Frontiers, 14 (1) 101495 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101495
 
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