David Clayton's Photo Gallery
VM3-R14Calcite CaCO3
Pit#2, Lingxiang Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaField of View: 70 mm
Collected during Mineralogy Society of Hong Kong visit June 2015
Vuggy calcite block
Pit#2, Lingxiang Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaMineralogy Society of Hong Kong visit June 2015
View of pit
Pit#2, Lingxiang Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaMineralogy Society of Hong Kong visit June 2015
Abandoned excavator and drilling rigs indicate large scale mining had ceased at this time.
Google Earth shows renewed mining activity in 2023
Gypsum / Selenite extraction
Pit#2, Lingxiang Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, ChinaMineralogy Society of Hong Kong visit June 2015