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Sphalerite from
Jinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:709365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:709365:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘXuanwei Formation, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘZubu deposit, Jinyang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘMaoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘWuyi Pb-Zn deposit, Butuo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘLekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘSidakuai Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Senning Tang (1984): Geology and Prospecting 24(12), 1-9
Wenzhou Liu (1989): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology, Science and Technology Edition 30(2)
Chen, QL (2002) Metallogenetic geological features and ore guides of high-grade Pb-Zn deposits in Yuhucun formation, northeast Yunnan. Geology Prospecting, 38 (1) 22-26
 
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