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Sphalerite from
Weilasituo Ag-polymetallic deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weilasituo Ag-polymetallic deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796474
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796474:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘBairendaba Ag-polymetallic deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘYuanlinzi Ag-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘShuitou fluorite deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘAobaotugonao Ag deposit, Muxiga, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘSumugou Zn-Pb deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘAnle Sn-polymetallic deposit (Anlo Sn-polymetallic deposit), Muxiga, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘDanailingou As-Co deposit, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘBaiyine’lebu Ag-Pb-Zn-F deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘHaerchulutu Ag-polymetallic deposit, Xilinhot City (Xilinhaote Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘHujiadian Sn-polymetallic deposit, Linxi County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Yan Liu, Sihong Jiang, Zhigang Zhang, Yifei Liu, and Fengjun Nie (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(5), 837-854
Ouyang, Hegen; Mao, Jingwen; Santosh, M.; Wu, Yue; Hou, Lin; Wang, Xifei (2014) The Early Cretaceous Weilasituo Zn–Cu–Ag vein deposit in the southern Great Xing'an Range, northeast China: Fluid inclusions, H, O, S, Pb isotope geochemistry and genetic implications. Ore Geology Reviews, 56. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.06.015
Yang, Fan, Jinggui Sun, Yan Wang, Junyu Fu, Fuchao Na, Zhiyong Fan, and Zhizhong Hu. (2019) "Geology, Geochronology and Geochemistry of Weilasituo Sn-Polymetallic Deposit in Inner Mongolia, China" Minerals 9, no. 2: 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9020104
Jia, Li, Wu, Chang-Zhi, Lei, Ru-Xiong, Brzozowski, Matthew J., Wang, Yu-Ting, Qian, Zhuang-Zhi, Deng, Xiao-Hua (2024) Geochronology and geochemistry of zircon and columbite–tantalite group minerals from the Weilasituo Sn–polymetallic deposit, northeastern China: Implications for the relationship between mineralization and the magmatic–hydrothermal transition. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106047 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106047
 
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