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Sphalerite from
Zhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, 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 Zhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:722654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:722654:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMapo-Shanshenmiao Mn-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘTainashui Au deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘLiyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘTietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘBaishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘChafang Au deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘGeziling Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
References
Xiumei Xiao (1992): Geology and Prospecting 28(10), 13-17
Jin Chen and Yuelin Tang (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(11), 16-22, 28
Shaozhi Zhou (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(3), 6-8, 23
Xianse Qin, Qianhong Wu, and Hongli Yu (2011): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 35(1)
Liu, T., Xiong, S. F., Jiang, S. Y., Li, H. L., Chen, Q. Z., & Jiang, H. (2017). Genesis of the Zhijiadi Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, central North China Craton: constraints from fluid inclusions and stable isotope data. Geofluids, 2017.
 
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