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Pitchblende from
Dongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645762
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645762:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘYantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘU deposit No. 308, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘLanhe deposit (U deposit No. 201), Baishun Uranium ore field, Nanxiong Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘYoudong U deposit (U deposit No. 306), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘChangba U deposit, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Dahlkamp, Franz J. (2009) Uranium Deposits of the World - Asia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-78558-3pp.31-156
Gao, Shen; Wang, Yongjian; Zou, Xinyu; Vinis, Edward L.; Huang, Liangliang; Tao, Yi; Xu, Jing; Qin, Kezhang; Qiu, Zhengjie (2024) Fluid overprints and mineralization of the Zhuguangshan granite-related U district in China: Recorded by cathodoluminescence textures and chemistry of quartz. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106256
 
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