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Electrum from
Xiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:806982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:806982:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Electrum
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDayin'gezhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘFunan Au deposit (Bunan), Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘJinchiling Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBushang Mine, Jinling Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHuangbuling Mine (Huangpuling Mine), Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘPinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCanzhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘSizhuang Au deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘHedong Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘShangzhuang Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Qunxi Zhang and Yanping Su (2005): Gold Science and Technology 13(4), 17-22
Qunxi Zhang, Zhongshi Sun, and Jianguo Wang (2007): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 22(2), 104-106, 143
Du, Ze-Zhong, Cheng, Zhi-Zhong, Yao, Xiao-Feng, Bao, Xing-Long (2023) Two-Stage Superimposed Gold Mineralization in the Xiejiagou Gold Deposit, Shandong Province: Insights from Fluid Inclusions, H-O-S Isotopes, and Trace Elements. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091210
 
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