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Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Limei ore districtDistrict
Huayuan Pb-Zn ore fieldOre Field
Huayuan Co.County
XiangxiPrefecture
HunanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° North , 109° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Kรถppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
225355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225355:1
GUID (UUID V4):
8aef137b-0c83-4cb7-99cf-b8640a8bdced
Name(s) in local language(s):
ๆŽๆข…็ŸฟๅŒบ, ่Šฑๅžฃ้“…้”Œ็Ÿฟ็”ฐ, ่ŠฑๅžฃๅŽฟ, ๆน˜่ฅฟๅœŸๅฎถๆ—่‹—ๆ—่‡ชๆฒปๅทž, ๆน–ๅ—็œ, ไธญๅ›ฝ


This district encompasses the northernmost part of the Huayuan ore field. Sphalerite is the predominant ore mineral, while galena is minor. Reserves are estimated at 1.5 million tons of zinc metal.

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14 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ 'Petroleum'
โ“˜ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
โ“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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