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Tourmaline from
Dajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552832:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘShituling deposit (U deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘZhushanxia deposit (U deposit No. 333), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘXiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘXianshi deposit, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMeiziwo Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘShirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘJubankeng Mine, Lianping Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘKuimeishan Mine (Guimeishan Mine), Dingnan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhaoqing Kong (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(6), 27-32, 43
Zhongqing Cao (2004): Geology and Prospecting 40(6), 34-37
Jianping Liu and Jiande Teng (2007): Nonferrous Metals (Mine Section) 59(3), 16-19
Siming Zhang, Zhenghui Chen, Guanghai Shi, Lixia Li, Wenjun Qu, and Chao Li (2011) Re-Os isotopic dating of molybdenite from Dajishan tungsten deposit in Jiangxi Province. Mineral Deposits 30(6), 1113-1121 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Xudong Wang, Pei Ni, Shunda Yuan, and Shenghua Wu (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(2), 308-322
 
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