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Sphalerite from
Xiunao Pb-Zn deposit, Qiandong Pb-Zn district, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, 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 Xiunao Pb-Zn deposit, Qiandong Pb-Zn district, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:910516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:910516:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘXiaopaiwu Mine (Paiwu Mine), Xiaopaiwu-Shanmuchong ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘZhangpo Hg deposit, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘChangdengpo Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘRouxianshan Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘHouziping Mine, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘTudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘShizishan Mine, Tudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘYutang ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBamaozhai Mine, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘYanbanyan Hg deposit, Hepingzhen ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Wenjun Liu and Rongcai Zheng (2000): Mineral Deposits 19(2), 173-181
Yingxiong Cai, Hongmei Yang, Ruichun Duan, Shansong Lu, Liguo Zhang, Chongpeng Liu, and Xiaofei Qiu (2014): Geoscience 28(1), 29-41
Zhou, Z., Wen, H., de Fourestier, J., Qin, C. and Liu, L., (2022) Sulphur and metal sources of polymetallic vein-type, sedimentary exhalative-type and Mississippi Valley-type Zn–Pb deposits along the southeast margin of the Yangtze Block. Ore Geology Reviews, p.104957.
 
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