Locality type: | County |
Classification |
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Species: | Corundum var: Sapphire |
Formula: | Al2O3 |
Comments: | The reference probbaly refers to the Penglai deposit, which, although close to Wenchang City, is located in nearby Ding'an County. References for another sapphire deposit in Wenchang County could not be found. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sapphire data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wenchang Co., Hainan, China |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 837595 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:837595:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 112a05ea-2366-4f3a-aba8-777a9439a207 |
References |
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Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony, Rakotondrazafy, Michel, Ohnenstetter, Daniel, Andriamamonjy, Alfred, Ralantoarison, Théogène, Rakotosamizanany, Saholy, Razanatseheno, Marie, Offant, Yohann, Garnier, Virginie, Dunaigre, Christian, Schwarz, Dietmar, Mercier, Alain, Ratrimo, Voahangy, Ralison, Bruno (2007) Oxygen isotope systematics of gem corundum deposits in Madagascar: relevance for their geological origin. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (3) 251-270 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0105-3 |