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Diopside from
Diaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:746956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:746956:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘGeziling Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘXiaoligou Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘFutuyu Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘNanzhaozhuang Fe-Pb-Zn deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘZhijiazhuang Mine, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBaishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘHouyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Zhaolong Li and Lianying Zhang (1999): Mineral Deposits 18(1), 11- 21
Shaozhi Zhou (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(3), 6-8, 23
Hui Li, Guoyi Zhang, Deliang Li, Bin Yu, Zhiyuan Wang, Liyun Xu, and Jianfei Chen (2008): Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration 32(5), 529-533
Cuiyi Niu, Min Qing, Mingguo Tang, Chao Li, Yujie Zhang, and Yanqiu Li (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(5), 972-978
 
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