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Diopside from
Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718591:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLijiawan Cu-(Au) deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘDongleiwan Mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘBaoshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘChengmenshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘChengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘTielukan deposit, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘChimashan Mine, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘZengjialong Sn-polymetallic deposit (Zhengjialong Sn-polymetallic deposit), De'an Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
References
Taihe Zhou (1984): Geological Review 49(6), 544-552
Lin Zhang (2001): Hunan Nonferrous Metals 17(4), 13-15
Minfang Wang, Xiaodong Deng, and Shijian Bi (2009): A study on the enrichment of Pt and Pd in the Fengshan porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Hubei. Geology and Exploration 45(2), 38-43.
 
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