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Forsterite from
Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine), Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine), Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547987
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547987:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘWafangdian, Fuxian kimberlite field, Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘFuxian kimberlite field, Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘPipe No. 50, Toudaogou (incl. Pipes No. 51; 68 & 74), Fuxian Kimberlite field, Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘHouxianyu Boron deposit, Dashiqiao City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
References
Matsuda, K. (1969) Copper-bearing contact deposits of Hua-tung-kou, Fu Hsien, Feng-tien province, Manchuria (in: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Far East, vol. 2, pp 414-422, Tokyo University Press).
Zhiqian Zhang and Jianning Wang (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(2), 34-37, 53
Zhiqian Zhang, Jianning Wang, and Hongfan Qu (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(1), 38-41
 
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