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Galena from
Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726105:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘYinchanggou-Qiluogou Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘWuyi Pb-Zn deposit, Butuo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘSidakuai Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘPaoma Pb-Zn deposit (Quezhushan Pb-Zn deposit), Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘZubu deposit, Jinyang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘJinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
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
Yunman Zhou (2003): Geology-Geochemistry 31(4), 16-21
Wei, C., Ye, L., Hu, Y., Danyushevskiy, L., Li, Z., & Huang, Z. (2019) Distribution and occurrence of Ge and related trace elements in sphalerite from the Lehong carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit, northeastern Yunnan, China: Insights from SEM and LA-ICP-MS studies. Ore Geology Reviews, 115, 103175.
Jia, Haobo, Duan, Dengfei, Wang, Junqin, Zhang, Changqing, Sun, Feng, Jiang, Guowen, Kong, Zhigang, Wu, Yue (2025) Revealing mineralization process of the Lehong carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit: Insights from in-situ LA-ICP-MS analysis and fluid inclusion study of dolomite. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106530 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106530
 
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