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Limonite from
Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, 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 Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905558:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘLekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘJinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘMaomaochang-Zhazichang Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘZhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘTiekuangshan Fe deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
93.4km (58.0 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘTianqiao Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘCaiyuanzi Fe deposit, Zhijie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
References
Changqing Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Suoping Wu, Houmin Li, Feng Liu, Baojian Guo, and Derong Gao (2005): Mineral Deposits 24(3), 336-348
Niu, Pan–Pan, Jiang, Shao–Yong, Muñoz, Manuel (2024) Formation of the giant Maoping Mississippi Valley-type Pb–Zn (Ge) deposit via fluid mixing: Evidence from trace element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106110 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106110
 
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