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Diopside from
Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 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 Funiushan Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:759591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:759591:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘTaishan Mine (Daishan Mine), Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMeishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘYeshan Fe-B deposit, Tianchang City, Chuzhou, Anhui, China
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘGaocun Fe Mine, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘAoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘLongshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘLongshan Fe Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
References
Fengming Xing (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(2), 12-15
 
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