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Sphalerite from
Taoxikeng Sn-W Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 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 Taoxikeng Sn-W Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:728620
Long-form Identifier:1:3:728620:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘBaxiannao W deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘShilei Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘDalongshan W-Mo deposit, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTianjingwo Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘXihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘPiaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘMuzhiyuan Mine (Muziyuan Mine), Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘHuangfengling deposit (U deposit No. 325), Huangao district, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMaoping W-Sn deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhenghui Chen, Denghong Wang, Wenjun Qu, Yuchuan Chen, Pingan Wang, Jianxiang Wu, Jiajing Zhang, and Minlin Xu (2006): Geological Bulletin of China 25(4), 496-501
Chunli Guo, Denghong Wang, Yuchuan Chen, Yanbin Wang, Zhenghui Chen, and Shanbao Liu (2007): Mineral Deposits 26(4), 432-442
Shengqiong Song, Ruizhong Hu, Xianwu Bi, Wenfeng Wei, and Shaohua Shi (2011): Hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur isotope geochemical characteristics of Taoxikeng tungsten deposit in Chongyi County, southern Jiangxi Province. Mineral Deposits 30(1), 1-10 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Daquan Zhang, Chengyou Feng, Daxin Li, Yuchuan Chen, and Zailin Zeng (2012): Journal of Jilin University (Earth Science Edition) 42(2), 374-383
 
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