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Genthelvite from
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


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Genthelvite

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
00735670017272041162484.jpg
Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
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Genthelvite, etc.

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Genthelvite
Formula:Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Comments:(Note that some specimens labelled "genthelvite" from here may in fact be danalite - Pavel Kartashov analysis.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz83
- var Rock Crystal2
- var Sceptre Quartz1
Helvine40
Calcite35
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite2
Magnetite32
Arsenopyrite9
Chlorite Group8
Dolomite6
Löllingite5
Andradite4
Nelenite3
Clinochlore3
Fluorite2
Biotite1
Sphalerite1
Wickmanite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Genthelvite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (67 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:748718
Long-form Identifier:1:3:748718:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ottens, B. (2011): Chinesisches Tagebuch (VII): Ilvait und andere Neufunde aus Nei Mongol. Lapis 36 (9), 27-33 (in German).
Ottens, Berthold, Neumeier, Günther (2012) The Huanggang mine, Inner Mongolia, China. The Mineralogical Record, 43 (5) 529-563
 
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