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Wulipan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, Chinai
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Wulipan MineMine
Beiya Au-Cu ore fieldOre Field
Heqing CountyCounty
DaliPrefecture
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° North , 100° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
N18E64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Locality ID:
185562
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185562:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
五里盘矿, 北衙金铜多金属矿田, 鹤庆县, 大理白族自治州, 云南省, 中国


Lake-hosted sedimentary polymetallic deposits, consisting of laminar iron ores and iron-bearing mud, and covered by hydrothermal breccia sheets or Quarternary sedimentary rocks.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Xingwang Xu, Xinping Cai, Qibing Xiao, and Peters, S.G. (2007): Porphyry Cu–Au and associated polymetallic Fe–Cu–Au deposits in the Beiya Area, western Yunnan Province, south China. Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 224-246.
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