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Kaolin from
Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Type:Kaolin
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolin data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1836872
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1836872:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolin
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘPuxiong regolith-hosted REE deposit, Puxiong, Jianshui County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
References
Liu, Yanbin, Zhang, Lifei, Mo, Xuanxue, Santosh, M., Dong, Guochen, Zhou, Hongying (2020) The giant tin polymetallic mineralization in southwest China: Integrated geochemical and isotopic constraints and implications for Cretaceous tectonomagmatic event. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (5) 1593-1608 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2020.01.007
 
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