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Quartz porphyry from
Liyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China


Classification
Type:Quartz porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Liyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1275852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1275852:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz porphyry
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘZhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘHouyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘQiubudong Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘTietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Ma, Y., Xiong, S. F., Li, H. L., & Jiang, S. Y. (2017). Origin and Evolution of the Ore-Forming Fluids in the Liyuan Gold Deposit, Central North China Craton: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions and HOC Isotopic Compositions. Geofluids, 2017.
Li, Zhidan, Mao, Jingwen, Guo, Hu, Li, Chao, Tu, Jiarun, Liu, Wengang (2024) Age and petrogenesis of ore-bearing porphyry from the Houyu Mo-polymetallic deposit, central North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106064 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106064
 
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