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Clinopyroxene Subgroup from
Baixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1417256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1417256:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinopyroxene Subgroup
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘMozbaysay mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘDuotoushan Fe-Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Ruan, B.
Liao, M.
Sun, B.
Chen, C. (2020) Origin and Nature of Parental Magma and Sulfide Segregation of the Baixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit, Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), NW China: Insights from Mineral Chemistry of Chromite and Silicate Minerals. Minerals 10, 1050.
Zang, Mei; Xiao, Qianru; Li, Xin; Shi, Yujun; Xing, Ling; Li, Pengbing; Fang, Peisong; Zhu, Pingping; Fu, Tedi; Ye, Jingnan; et al. (2026) Relative Cu/Ni Enrichment of the Baixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Deposit in the Eastern Tianshan Orogen (NW China): Insights from S, Pb, Cu, and Lu–Hf Isotopes. Minerals, 16 (5). doi:10.3390/min16050481
 
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