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Identity HelpChinese siderite and chalcopyrite location
14th Mar 2012 06:03 UTCAnthony Gleckler
Locations:
1) Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
2) Chi Feng Mine, Keshiketeng Qi, ChiFeng city, Inner Mongolia, China
3) DaGuishan mine, Hezhou city, Guangxi province, China
4) GanZiZhou, ShiChuang, China (the location on the specimen card)
Thanks,
Tony
14th Mar 2012 07:49 UTCGreg Dainty
My specimens are labeled,
GANG ZHI ZHOU Mine, SICHUAN, CHINA, this was the local given when they were purchased in China........Greg
16th Mar 2012 06:13 UTCAnthony Gleckler
Ganzhizhou Mine, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
No siderite or chalcopyrite noted for that location, though. Do you know if the guy you bought yours from got it from the mine?
Cheers,
Tony
16th Mar 2012 07:52 UTCTrevor Dart
chinese siderite specimen
16th Mar 2012 10:58 UTCIbrahim Jameel Expert
Even if locality information is obtained in China, it could still be wrong unless the specimen was purchased at the mine. It's the same problem in any country that has mineral markets-- specimens get taken to the market and change hands many times in the process... the locality information often gets left behind/ invented/ or distorted to protect sources. In other words, the info may be right but you cant really be sure, yet.
Also, I think your locations #1 and #2 refer to the same location. The "Hexingten Banner" is the old name for Keshiketeng Qi, and I think early on the Huanggang Mines were referred to as the Chifeng Mine... I could be wrong, but I think they are the same place...
ibrahim
16th Mar 2012 11:35 UTCGreg Dainty
I think I have made a mistake, in my last post. I saw that the location that your specimen was labeled with, and realized that it was very similar to my siderite chalco ,specimen labels. I must admit that I only very briefly looked at your attached pic.
After having a good look at the ebay pic Trevor posted, I had a good look at your specimen picture. I decided that they are not the same as my specimens, and most likely dont come from the same deposit.
I have attached a couple of pics, and you will see what I mean, the crystal are all sharp chisel shaped, and there is no rounding. Color isn't completely accurate in my pics, they not quiet as green as shown, the crystals are translucent, and the only other mineral on the specimens is chalcopyrite. ....Greg
27th Jun 2012 15:52 UTCAndrea Sansoni
19th Jul 2012 17:09 UTCPeter Haas
If a "new" locality shows up, you never can be sure about the spelling !!!
For further information, read this:
http://www.mindat.org/mesg-105-246465.html
5th Oct 2012 17:35 UTCAndrea Sansoni
http://www.chenxiaojun.com/CrystalMinerals/SideriteSCXJ1209China.html
15th Jan 2013 11:33 UTCAndrea Sansoni
4th Apr 2013 15:49 UTCAndrea Sansoni
27th Feb 2014 19:33 UTCPeter Haas
One possibility to write "Kaiwu Mine" is "开无矿". This is not an actual mine name though. While it transliterates to "Kaiwukuang" and thus may be intepreted as meaning "Kaiwu Mine" (矿 = "Kuang" means "mine", "deposit", "ore" or "mineral"), it really translates to "abandoned mine" ("开无" meaning "not open").
Considering that the references on base metal deposits in the Bijie area date back to at least 1979, and many deposits are of a small to medium size, some of them may be mined out already.
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