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Diopside from
Baoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore 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 Baoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:747280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:747280:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMachangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLuandongshan ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘJinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘBeiya Area, Dali, Yunnan, China
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘCiping, Nanhua County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘBijiashan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘHongnitang Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBeiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘWandongshan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘZhuopan alkaline complex, Yongping County, Dali, Yunnan, China
References
Liangsheng Ge, Yilin Zou, Zhenhua Li, Xiaodong Gue, Junbing Xing, and Xiaohui Zhang (2002): Geology and Prospecting 38(5), 11-17
 
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