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Apatite from
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745808:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘLongjiaoshan Cu-(W-Mo) deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘXujiashan Sb Mine, Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘChengchao Fe Mine, Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘDongleiwan Mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
71.9km (44.6 miles) ⓘBaoshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Cu-Au deposit (Dengjiashan Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
References
Kedong Fang (1994): Geology and Prospecting 30(5), 7-13
Meng, Xuyang, Mao, Jingwen, Simon, Adam, Duan, Chao, Xie, Guiqing, Su, Huimin, Hou, Tong, Shi, Ke, Chen, Nian (2024) Contrasting Tectonomagmatic Conditions for Coexisting Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits and Porphyry and Skarn Cu ± Au Deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China. Economic Geology, 119 (5). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5084
 
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