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Zircon from
Dongyuan W-Mo deposit, Qimen Co., Huangshan, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongyuan W-Mo deposit, Qimen Co., Huangshan, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:805481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:805481:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMatou Mo-Cu deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘGaohushan A-Type Granite, Wuyuan Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine (West Tongshan Mine), Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘMaopengdian Sn deposit, Bazinao Sn-W ore field, Fuliang Co., Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘGaojiabang W-Mo deposit, Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘAnqing copper mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘZhuxi W-Cu deposit, Leping Co., Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘZhuchong Fe-Cu Deposit, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘChengshan, Dalongshan-Zongyang massif, Zongyang County, Tongling, Anhui, China
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘHamaling Au-Cu-Mo deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Xiang Zhou, Xinqi Yu, De'en Wang, Dehui Zhang, Chunlin Li, Jianzhen Fu, and Huiming Dong (2011): Characteristics and geochronology of the W, Mo-bearing granodiorite porphyry in Dongyuan, southern Anhui. Geoscience 25(2), 201-210 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yang, Fan, Kong, Mu, Xie, Shuyun, Nie, Lanshi, Song, Yuntao, Wang, Chengwen, Han, Wei, Carranza, Emmanuel John M., Wang, Qiaolin, Guo, Zhijuan (2022) The Relationship between Particle Size and Element Distribution in Stream Sediments from the Dongyuan W-Mo Deposit, Eastern China. Minerals, 12 (4) 431 doi:10.3390/min12040431
 
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