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Diopside from
Laoyachao Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laoyachao Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905421:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘYagongtang Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘKangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘShuikoushan Pb-Zn-Cu-Au Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘQiliping Sn-Fe deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘBaishaziling Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘTianmuchong W-Sn deposit, Dayishan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘShangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘXinsheng Sn-Cu-polymetallic deposit, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘDafang Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘBaoshan Cu-Mo-Bi-W deposit, Baoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Qiong Cao, Xucheng Pang, Keyong Wan, Huabiao Luo, and Jiangtao Si (2014): Gold Science and Technology 22(1), 15-21
Wang, Jionghui, Du, Yulong, Zhang, Fanghua, Li, Qiushi, Zuo, Changhu, Zhang, Xi, Wang, Yong, Wu, Jiangwei, Ma, Shengchao (2023) Deeply Derived Magma Controlling the Polymetallic Mineralization at Shuikoushan, South China: Constraints from Mineral U–Pb Dating and Whole-Rock Geochemistry. Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121508
 
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