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Sphalerite from
Darongxi Mine, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Darongxi Mine, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:756832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:756832:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘWoxi Mines (Wuxi Mines; Xiangxi Mines; Xianxi Mines), Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘXichong Au-Sb Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘGutaishan Sb-Au deposit, Xinhua Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘLiaojiaping Sb-W-Au deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘQingshanchong Mine, Lianyuan Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘXikuangshan Sb deposit (Xikuangshan antimony deposit), Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘJiangxilong Sb-Au deposit, Longwangjiang-Jiangdongwan orefield, Xupu Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘDongjiahe Pb-Zn deposit, Chenxi Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘJiangdongwan Sb-Au occurrence, Longwangjiang-Jiangdongwan orefield, Xupu Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘHeqing Pb-Zn deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
References
Zhenxiang Bao (1988): Occurrence features, metallogenesis and exploration guide of a stratabound scheelite deposit in western Hunan. Geology and Prospecting 24(3), 15-20.
Longsheng Zhang, Jiantang Peng, A'xiang Hu, Fangmei Lin, and Ting Zhang (2014): Mineral Deposits 33(1), 181-189
Cai, Lei, Li, Wei, Xie, Guiqing, Yin, Fangyuan (2024) The Relationship between Granitic Magma and Mineralization in the Darongxi Skarn W Deposit, Xiangzhong District, South China: Constrained by Zircon and Apatite. Minerals, 14 (3) doi:10.3390/min14030280
Zhao, Hongtao, Liu, Mingrui, Zhang, Yu, Shao, Yongjun, Yu, Zequn, Cao, Genshen, Zhao, Lianjie, Li, Yongshun (2024) Machine learning for deciphering ore-forming fluid sources using scheelite trace element geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106374 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106374
 
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