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Magnetite from
Yeshan Fe-B deposit, Tianchang City, Chuzhou, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yeshan Fe-B deposit, Tianchang City, Chuzhou, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672011:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘYenshan Fe-B deposit, Luhe District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘQixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing lead-zinc mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘFuniushan Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘAnjishan Cu-Mo deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘWeigang Fe deposit, Dantu District, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘLangyashan Cu-Au deposit (Lanyashan Cu-Au deposit), Langya District, Chuzhou, Anhui, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘMeishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘTaishan Mine (Daishan Mine), Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘQilinshan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘJishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
References
Hengcheng Xu (1993): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 8(1), 11-27
Zhao, S., Brzozowski, M. J., Mueller, T., Wang, L., & Li, W. (2022). Skarn classification and element mobility in the Yeshan Iron Deposit, Eastern China: Insight from lithogeochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104909.
Zhao, Shugao, Brzozowski, Matthew J., Li, Weiqiang (2024) The behavior of Fe isotopes in Fe skarns: A case study from the Yeshan Fe skarn deposit, Eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106054 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106054
 
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