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Sphalerite from
Hongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, 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 Hongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:781102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:781102:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘZhaixia deposit (U deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘXiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘShituling deposit (U deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘXiniu mining district, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
42.2km (26.3 miles) ⓘZhouwu deposit, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘDajianshan Mine, Lianping Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘDajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘShirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Yunhuai Lin and Shiyang Chen (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(3), 23-31
Xiaofei Wang, Huawen Qi, Ruizhong Hu, Wenjun Qu, Jiantang Peng, and Xianwu Bi (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(3), 415-426
Zhang, Dong, Yang, Wu-Bin, Wu, Jian, Niu, He-Cai (2024) Fluid-induced dissolution–reprecipitation of tungsten minerals in the Hongling deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105951 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105951
 
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