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Quartz from
Chashan Mine, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stibnite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chashan Mine, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552189:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘLamo-Longxianggai Cu-Zn deposit (Lame-Longxianggai Cu-Zn deposit), Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBali Sn-polymetallic deposit, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘKengma Sn deposit (Kenma Sn deposit; Kangma Sn deposit), Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLongtoushan Sn deposit (Gaofeng Mine), Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHuile Sn-Zn deposit, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘTongkeng-Changpo Mine, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘDafulou Sn deposit, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘMangchang Zn-Pb-Sn deposit, Mangchang ore field, Nandan-Hechi Sn-W metallogenic belt, Guangxi, China
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBeixiang Ag-polymetallic deposit (Hechi Ag-polymetallic deposit), Beixiang - Furongchang ore field, Jinchengjiang District, Hechi, Guangxi, China
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘBawang Pb-Zn deposit, Beixiang - Furongchang ore field, Jinchengjiang District, Hechi, Guangxi, China
References
Chen Dianfen, Lu Jun, Sun Shuqiong, Lin Yuejing, and Chen Keqiao (1985): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 5(3), 18-25
Renke Li (1993): Geological Exploration for Non-Ferrous Metals 2(5), 264-270
Guolin Zhang, Jinyan Yao, and Xiangping Gu (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(6), 4-8
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
 
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