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Calcite from
Xiagei area, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiagei area, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1535977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1535977:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘChundu Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘPulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘNorth Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘHongshan section, Hongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘSongnuo Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘHongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘDonglufang Mo-Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘLangdu Mine (Langdou Mine), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘYinchangpin W-Be Mine, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘMahuaping Be–W–F Mine, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
References
You, Yaxian, Huaguo Wen, Lianchao Luo, Zhipeng Lu, and Liang Li. (2023) "Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Features of Banded Travertines from the Xiagei Fissure Ridge System (Shangri-La, China)" Minerals 13, no. 1: 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13010076
 
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