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Calcite from
Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:873173
Long-form Identifier:1:3:873173:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘDashigou, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘLinghu Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Linghuyu Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘFancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘQiangma Mine (Qiangmayu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘDahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘCaiwa Mine, Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘChenjiazhuang U deposit (Danfeng U deposit), Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘTonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Bing Mao, Huishou Ye, Chao Li, Zhongjun Xiao, and Guoqiang Yang (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(6), 1069-1074
Huang, Po-Cheng; Yu, Jie; Yao, Jun-Ming; Qi, Nan; Qiu, Zhi-Wei; Chen, Yan-Jing (2024) Case study of the large-scale Mo-W mineralization in Eastern Qinling, China: Geology and genesis of the Yechangping porphyry-skarn system. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105867
Huang, Po-Cheng, Qi, Nan, Yu, Jie, Yao, Jun-Ming, Qiu, Zhi-Wei, Chen, Yan-Jing (2024) The ore-forming fluid evolution of the Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Qinling Orogen: A case study of the Dabie-type porphyry system. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106101 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106101
Zhu, Yabo; Zhao, Junfeng; Jiang, Haoyuan; Xiao, Bing (2025) Application of geological and shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectroscopy mapping in the Yechangping giant porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit, East Qinling, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106873 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106873
Miao, Guang; Dong, Guochen; Yan, Guolong; Qi, Xiaojun; Xiao, Chun; Jiang, Haoyuan; Shi, Zhiwei (2026) Geochemical Fingerprints of Magnetite in Yechangping Super-Large Mo-W Deposit, Western Henan, China: Constraints on Ore-Forming Evolution and Prospecting Implications. Minerals, 16 (4). 374 doi:10.3390/min16040374
 
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