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Tremolite from
Changba Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit (Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Changba Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit (Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707367:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘQiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘDonggouba Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit, Tongchang ore field, Lüeyang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘJianchaling Mine, Mian County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
References
Weijun Zhou (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(2), 6-11
Songnian Yang, Yuanxing Mou, Xin Je, and Lijuan Wang (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(7), 15-22
Songnian Yang and Yuanxing Miao (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(2), 14-23
Wei, Ran, Wang, Yitian, Hu, Qiaoqing, Liu, Xielu, Guo, Huijin, Hu, Wenrong (2024) Mineral Chemistry and In Situ LA-ICP-MS Titanite U-Pb Geochronology of the Changba-Lijiagou Giant Pb-Zn Deposit, Western Qinling Orogen: Implications for a Distal Skarn Ore Formation. Minerals, 14 (11). doi:10.3390/min14111123
liu, Yao, Liu, Gaozhi, Zhao, Chongbin (2025) Investigating rock permeability effects on mineralization locations of the Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn deposit, Gansu, China: Modelling of ore-forming mechanisms through the dual length-scale approach. Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106445 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106445
 
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