Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, Chinai
Regional Level Types | |
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Wenshan Mine | Mine |
Wenshan City | County |
Wenshan | Prefecture |
Yunnan | Province |
China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° North , 104° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~40km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
21241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21241:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b25870ae-9a20-4873-a642-64aad9aa18ce
A zinc mine, that produces aragonite and, less commonly, hemimorphite of predominantly blue and white, and, more rarely, green colour. It is known for world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens with a fine surface growth, resembling okenite. Up to now, only two lots of these specimens were found, one discovered in 1990/1991, the other in 1999.
Note: The name "Wenshan Mine" is probably a generic name, referring to one or more undisclosed deposits in the area around Wenshan.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
βͺ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Habit: botryidal with fine spiky surface resembling okenite Colour: deep blue Fluorescence: no References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Emeishan TrapsLarge Igneous Province
China
- Giant Sb metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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