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Sphalerite from
Tongxi Mine, Tongxi, Fogang County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongxi Mine, Tongxi, Fogang County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552107:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘShangcang Pb-Zn deposit, Longmen Co., Huizhou, Guangdong, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘZhouwu deposit, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘXiniu mining district, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘMakou Mine, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘChapai Pb-Zn deposit, Longmen Co., Huizhou, Guangdong, China
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘLishan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Boluo Co., Huizhou, Guangdong, China
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘHongyan Mine, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘZhaixia deposit (U deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, 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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