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Diopside from
Xiaoligou Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, 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 Xiaoligou Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797612
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797612:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGeziling Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFutuyu Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘNanzhaozhuang Fe-Pb-Zn deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘZhijiazhuang Mine, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘBaishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
References
Guoxi Ma, Zhikuan Chen, Lijing Chen, Xiaofeng Ma, Jinhu Ma, Yunsheng Ti, and Youfeng Dou (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(6), 1101-1111
Chao Chen, Shuyin Niu, Baojun Ma, Fuxiang Zhang, Aiqun Sun, Baode Wang, Jianzhen Zhang, Guoxi Ma, and Zhikuan Chen (2013): Geology and Exploration 49(5), 861-871
 
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