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Calcite from
Yutang ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yutang ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:910907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:910907:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Dongli Mine, Yutang ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBamaozhai Mine, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘNaizibao Mine (Laozibao Mine ?), Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘShizishan Mine, Tudiping ore block, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLimei Mine, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘDanaopo deposit, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘChangdengpo Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘMinyue Mn deposit (Mingyue Mn deposit), Chengkou Co., Chongqing, China
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘRouxianshan Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘXiaopaiwu Mine (Paiwu Mine), Xiaopaiwu-Shanmuchong ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Minghui Cheng, Xiangzhao Hu, Zhengxiang Bao, and Juemin Bao (2011): Geology and Exploration 47(2), 251-260
Hu, Yusi; Ye, Lin; Huang, Zhilong; Wei, Chen; Wu, Tao; Xiang, Zhenzhong; Liu, Shiyu; Li, Zhenli (2022) Genetic model for early Cambrian reef limestone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits in the world-class Huayuan orefield, South China: New insights from mineralogy, fluorite geochemistry and sulfides in situ S-Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104682 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104682
 
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