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Sphalerite from
Bitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, 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 Bitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:728511
Long-form Identifier:1:3:728511:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLongjiangting deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘYueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘErmiaogou prospect, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘXinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘZijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘJintonghu Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘWuziqilong Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘDongnan Cu deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘMiaoqian Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘLanqiao Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
References
Tianjun Gao and Rensheng Huang (1998): Volcanology and Mineral Resources 19(4), 283-294
Dequan Zhang, Chengyou Fen, Daxin Li, Hongquan She, and Yingjun Dong (2003): 40Ar-39Ar dating of adularia from Bitian sericite-adularia type epithermal Ag-Au deposit in Fujian Province and its geological significance. Mineral Deposits 22(4), 360-364 (In Chinese with English abstract).
 
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