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Andesite from
Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Andesite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1459259
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1459259:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andesite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBaixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘDonggebe W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘHongtupu Cu-Zn-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘHongshi Cu deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘMeiling Cu-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘXierqu Cu Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘPaertagexi porphyry Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Han, Zhongkun, Han, Chunming, Xiao, Wenjiao, Zhao, Guochun, Wang, Zhongmei, Ao, Songjian, Zhang, Jien, Wan, Bo (2013) Palaeozoic porphyry Cu–Au and ultramafic Cu–Ni deposits in the eastern Tianshan orogenic belt: temporal constraints from U–Pb geochronology. International Geology Review, 55 (7) 842-862 doi:10.1080/00206814.2012.745977
Wen, Xingying, Zhang, Fangfang, Wang, Yinhong, Sun, Min, Zhang, Wei, Li, Yanyan, Zhou, Hang, Chen, Yiming (2021) Rutile and Chlorite Geochemistry Constraints on the Formation of the Tuwu Porphyry Cu Deposit, Eastern Tianshan and Its Exploration Significance. Minerals, 11 (9) 968 doi:10.3390/min11090968
 
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