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Diaspore from
Caochuan bauxite deposit, Pinglu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diaspore
Formula:AlO(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diaspore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caochuan bauxite deposit, Pinglu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706912:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diaspore
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘXiaping Mine, Pinglu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘGuangou Mine, Mianchi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘXiangcaowa bauxite deposit, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMianchi area, Mianchi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘDujiagou bauxite deposit, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘXin'an deposit, Xin'an bauxite field, Xin'an County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
Zhang, Shangqing, Fenghua Zhao, Dongna Liu, Lei Zhao, Xiaohui Zhang, Junwei Lin, Haiyu Dong, Shuang Zhao, Xuefei Liu, and Minjie Zan. (2022) "Modes of Occurrence of Critical Metal Elements (Li, REEs and Other Critical Elements) in Low-Grade Bauxite from Southern Shanxi Province, China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 990. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080990
 
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