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Chlorite Group from
Bainiuchang Ag-polymetallic deposit, Mengzi City, Honghe, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bainiuchang Ag-polymetallic deposit, Mengzi City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:725852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:725852:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘLaoqingshan Cu deposit, Xiangyun County, Dali, Yunnan, China
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘDonggualin Ag-polymetallic deposit, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘBozhushan Sn–W polymetallic ore district, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘGuanfang W deposit, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘHaojiahe Cu deposit, Honghe, Yunnan, China
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘMalage ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘGaosong deposit, Gaosong ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘMalage Mine, Malage ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘLaochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘZhuyeshan deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
References
Xinpei Jiang (1994): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 13(5), 278-284
Xueming Chen, Zong Lin, and Fuchang Xie (1998): Scientia Geologica Sinica 33(1), 115-124
Xiaobo Li, Jishun Liu, Hongpei Zhang, and Guang Ma (2005): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 20(2), 111-114
Jia, Fuju, Ceting Yang, Guolong Zheng, Mingrong Xiang, Xuelong Liu, Wei Duan, Junshan Dao, and Zhihong Su. (2023) "Mineralization Regularities of the Bainiuchang Ag Polymetallic Deposit in Yunnan Province, China" Minerals 13, no. 3: 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13030418
 
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