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Sphalerite from
Jiudian Au deposit, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Pingdu City, Qingdao, Shandong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jiudian Au deposit, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Pingdu City, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:806521
Long-form Identifier:1:3:806521:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘXiadian Mine, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘNanshu Mine, Laixi City, Qingdao, Shandong, China
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘDayin'gezhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘPinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘCaojiabu deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘXiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘXiling Au deposit, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘHuangbuling Mine (Huangpuling Mine), Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘDazhuangzi Mine, Pingdu City, Qingdao, Shandong, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘSizhuang Au deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Wenfeng Jiang and Bin Zhang (2008): Gold Science and Technology 16(4), 45-47
Zhimin Wen, Shenguang Jiang, Xujun Li, Fuquan Tian, and Bensheng Liang (2013): Global Geology 32(1), 45-53
Sun, W., Feng, Y., Lai, C., & Zhu, Z. (2022). A high-efficiency gold precipitation model associated with Fe carbonates: Example from the Jiudian deposit of the world-class Jiaodong gold province. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104894.
Sun, Weipin; Feng, Yuzhou; Zhu, Zhaoxian; Zhang, Shuanliang; Jiang, Hongjun; Wu, Chao (2022) Episodic ore-forming fluid evolution processes in the Jiudian gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula: Constrains from texture, trace element and S isotope composition of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 148. 105023 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105023
Tian, Rui-Cong; Li, Da-Peng; Tian, Jie-Peng; Yu, Xiao-Wei; Zhang, Wen; Zhu, Pei-Gang; Li, Zeng-Sheng; Shu, Lei (2022) Genesis of the Jiudian gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China: Fluid inclusion and C H O–Pb isotope constraints. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. 105086 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105086
Niu, Jinghui; Wu, Minggang; Qiu, Dunfang; Tian, Fuquan; Song, Zichong; Fan, Dejiang; Lv, Pengrui; Xu, Daoxue; Zhong, Shihua (2026) Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the Neoproterozoic and Late Jurassic granitoids from the Jiudian gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews, 188. 107065 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.107065
Fu, Chao; Liu, Jia-Jun; Li, Si-Yuan; Li, Ya-Dong; Feng, Qi-Wei; Dang, Zhi-Cai; Xu, Kang-Kang (2026) New constraints on genesis of the Jiudian gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern North China Craton: Evidence from monazite u-pb dating and H-O-S-Pb-He-Ar isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107309. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107309
Dai, Zuowen; Xie, Yuling; Cai, Zhendong; Qu, Yunwei; Wang, Xingyuan; Dong, Leilei; Qiu, Dunfang; Hu, Jun; Song, Zichong (2026) Timing of magmatic–hydrothermal activity and gold mineralization in the Jiudian Gold Deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern China: Constraints from integrated U–Pb and Rb–Sr geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107379. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107379
 
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