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Limonite from
Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:730640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:730640:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWenyu Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘHulugou Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘHuayangchuan U-Nb-Pb deposit, Huayin City, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘJinduicheng Mine, Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMatoushan Mo deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘShenjiayao Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘQingyangou Ni-Mo deposit, Shangzhou District, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
References
Qingchao Zhang (2004): Gold 25(10), 19-21
Wu, Tong, Liu, Jiajun, Carranza, Emmanuel John M., Zhai, Degao, Chang, Ming, Yin, Chao, Wang, Dazhao (2025) Characteristics of ore-forming fluid and sources of ore-forming material in the Yangzhaiyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling gold district. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106579 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106579
 
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