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Scheelite from
Longshan Au-Sb Mine, Xinshao Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Longshan Au-Sb Mine, Xinshao Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:779188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:779188:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘYangjiatan W deposit, Shaodong Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCaojiaba deposit, Xinshao Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘGaojia'ao Au deposit, Xinshao Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘYuexingshan W Pb-Zn deposit, Loudi, Hunan, China
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘBaojinshan Au-W deposit, Loudi, Hunan, China
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘSitupu W deposit, Lianyuan Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘLiaojiaping Sb-W-Au deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘGutaishan Sb-Au deposit, Xinhua Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘYangjiashan, Xinhua Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
References
Zhongxiong Wang (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(12), 6-12
Zhang, Zhiyuan; Xie, Guiqing; Mao, Jingwen; Liu, Wengang; Olin, Paul; Li, Wei (2019) Sm-Nd Dating and In-Situ LA-ICP-MS Trace Element Analyses of Scheelite from the Longshan Sb-Au Deposit, Xiangzhong Metallogenic Province, South China. Minerals, 9 (2). 87 doi:10.3390/min9020087
Zhang, Zhiyuan; Xie, Guiqing; Olin, Paul (2022) Texture, in-situ geochemical, and S isotopic analyses of pyrite and arsenopyrite from the Longshan Sb-Au deposit, southern China: Implications for the genesis of intrusion-related Sb-Au deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 143. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104781
Hou, Xia-Nan; Fu, Shan-Ling; Kong, Hua; Liu, Biao; Tang, Yan-Wen; Huang, Jin-Gang (2025) Is there superimposed mineralization occurring within the Longshan Sb-Au deposit, South China? A perspective from U-Pb dating of apatite and in-situ S isotopes of pyrite and stibnite. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106631 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106631
 
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