Redbed-type copper deposit, hosted in Upper Cretaceous sandstone and black shale.

Note: The USGS report lists wrong coordinates for this locality.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Bornite

ⓘ Chalcocite

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Pyrite

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Yang Weihua (1996), In: Tu Guangzhi (ed.): Geochemistry of Strata-Bound Deposits in China. Science Press (Beijing), pp. 470-507

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Emeishan TrapsLarge Igneous Province
Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

China

Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou metallogenic beltMineral Belt
⭔Southwest ChinaRegion

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Western Yangtze CratonCraton
- Kangdian copper metallogenic beltMineral Belt

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References

Yang Weihua (1996): Geochemistry of Strata-bound Copper Deposits. In: Tu Guangzhi (ed.): Geochemistry of Strata-Bound Deposits in China. Science Press (Beijing), pp. 470-507.

Wengen Chen and Bin Xia (2006): Diagenetic origin of the Luzhou copper deposit, Yunnan Province, China. In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: meeting the Global Challenge. Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg), pp. 91-92.

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