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Limonite from
Shanshulin Pb-Zn Mine, Zhongshan District, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shanshulin Pb-Zn Mine, Zhongshan District, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:761601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:761601:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘQingshan-Hengtang Pb-Zn deposit, Shuicheng County, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGuanyinshan Mine, Shuicheng County, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘShaojiwan Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘNayongzhi Pb-Zn deposit, Puding County, Anshun, Guizhou, China
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘYadu Pb-Zn deposit (Yadou Pb-Zn deposit), Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘCaiyuanzi Fe deposit, Zhijie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘPingqiao F-Li deposit, Liuzhi District, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘTianqiao Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘTiekuangshan Fe deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘZhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
References
Senning Tang (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(10), 8-16
Senning Tang (1984): Geology and Prospecting 24(12), 1-9
Liu, Xiao-Han; Shi, Ze-Ming; Meng, Yu-Miao; Huang, Xiao-Wen; Meng, Song-Ning (2025) Various occurrences and differential enrichment of Ge in sphalerite: An example from the Shanshulin Pb-Zn deposit, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106668 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106668
 
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