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Limonite from
Juyuan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Juyuan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1894352
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1894352:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘYantan Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘQingbaishan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘHuangshan Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘFangshankou P-V-U turquoise deposit, Dunhuang Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘDashui Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘHuaping Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘTashui Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘYuxi Ag deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘBaichuan Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCihai iron mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Wengao, Zhang; Zhuang, Min; Qiaojuan, Yan; Tongyang, Zhao; Yanwen, Tang; Bo, Liu; Hailong, Huo; Fengbin, Han; Wei, Wang; Zhengle, Chen (2026) The middle Triassic tungsten mineralization event in the western beishan orogenic belt: constraints from U-Pb and 40Ar-39Ar geochronology of the Juyuan Deposit, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 191. 107197 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107197
 
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