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Calcite from
Xiaotianjing Mine, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiaotianjing Mine, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866320
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866320:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHeqing Mn deposit, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘWandongshan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBeiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘBijiashan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘFengzishan Zn–Pb deposit, Jinding Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘJinding Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (Lanping Mine), Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘTongchanggou Mo-polymetallic deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘXiaquwu-Dongzhiyan Cu-Ag deposit, Eastern ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘHeishan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Eastern ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘHuachangshan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Eastern ore zone, Baiyangping ore field, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
References
Hongwei Wang, Xingping Wen, Hailiang Chang, and Can Liu (2013): Geology and Exploration 49(2), 257-264
 
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