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Sphalerite from
Paojinshan Pb-Zn deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paojinshan Pb-Zn deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:757046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:757046:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘXianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘTieshaping Sn-polymetallic deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘChashan Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘTaiping Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘMentouling deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘXianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘTangguanpu Sn-polymetallic deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘXianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘShenkengli Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘXinfeng Pb-Zn deposit, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Ronglong Jin (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(12), 29-35
Guozhang Wen and Qiang Wu (1990): Journal of Guilin College of Geology 10(4), 356-363
Liu, Jianping, Rong, Yanan, Zhang, Shugen, Liu, Zhongfa, Chen, Weikang (2017) Indium Mineralization in the Xianghualing Sn-Polymetallic Orefield in Southern Hunan, Southern China. Minerals, 7 (9) 173 doi:10.3390/min7090173
 
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