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Sphalerite from
Yejiwei Sn-polymetallic deposit (Yejiwo Sn-polymetallic deposit), Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yejiwei Sn-polymetallic deposit (Yejiwo Sn-polymetallic deposit), Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:561036
Long-form Identifier:1:3:561036:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHehuaping Sn-Pb-Zn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘJinchuantang Sn-Bi deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘManaoshan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHengshanling Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘChaishan Pb-Zn-Sn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘYejiweinan Pb-Zn deposit (South Yejiwei Pb-Zn deposit), Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘShizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHongqiling Sn polymetallic Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘTieshilong Pb-Zn deposit, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘXintianling W-Bi deposit, Xintianling W-polymetallic ore field, Qitianling complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Jinyan Yao and Mingchao Wu (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(4), 1-7
Xingyu Liao (2001): Geology and Prospecting 37(4), 18-22
Liu, J., Rong, Y., Gu, X., Shao, Y., Lai, J., & Chen, W. (2018). Indium Mineralization in the Yejiwei Sn‐Polymetallic Deposit of the Shizhuyuan Orefield, Southern Hunan, China. Resource Geology, 68(1), 22-36.
Zhao, T., Chen, C., He, X., Meng, L., Xu, J., & Liu, W. (2022). A synthesis of the geology, spatial–temporal distribution and enrichment mechanism of granite-related indium deposits in China. Ore Geology Reviews, 146, 104932.
 
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