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Chalcopyrite from
Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1207791
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1207791:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Kumtag Mine (Kumultage Mine), Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Yamansu Fe-(Cu) deposit, Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘYamansu Fe-(Cu) deposit, Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘYuxi Ag deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘErhongwa Cu-Ni deposit (Hongwa Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘTudun Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘQingbaishan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘDonggebe W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘHongxingshan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘHeiyanshan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘShadong W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘKumtag Mine (Kumultage Mine), Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Han, Chunming, Xiao, Wenjiao, Zhao, Guochun, Su, Benxun, Sakyi, Patrick Asamoah, Ao, Songjian, Wan, Bo, Zhang, Jien, Zhang, Zhiyong (2014) Late Paleozoic metallogenesis and evolution of the East Tianshan Orogenic Belt (NW China, Central Asia Orogenic Belt) Geology of Ore Deposits, 56 (6) 493-512 doi:10.1134/s1075701514060075
 
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