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Sphalerite from
Tongshanling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongshanling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707011:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘJianghua Cu–W–Pb–Zn deposit, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘJiangyong Pb–Zn–W deposit, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘAntangling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘWeijia W deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLiguifu W-Sn deposit, Dupangling Sn ore field, Guanyang Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘHoujiangqiao Pb-Zn deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘDa'ao W-Sn deposit, Jiuyishan Sn-W ore field, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘShuiximiao Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘNiulanling Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘXiangtanling Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
References
Zhen Chen (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(2), 36-43, 13
Zhengqin Li (1991): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 11(2), 148-154
Tan, Fucheng, Kong, Hua, Liu, Biao, Wu, Qianhong, Chen, Shefa (2023) In Situ U—Pb Dating and Trace Element Analysis of Garnet in the Tongshanling Cu Polymetallic Deposit, South China. Minerals, 13 (2) 187 doi:10.3390/min13020187
Zhu, Da-Peng, Li, Huan, Kong, Hua, Algeo, Thomas J., Bouvier, Audrey, Liu, Biao, Wu, Jing-Hua, Hu, Xiao-Jun, Wu, Qian-Hong (2024) Evolution of skarn to quartz-vein mineralization: Insights from the Tongshanling Cu–Pb–Zn deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105952 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105952
 
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