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Pyrite from
Juyuan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Juyuan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1470199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1470199:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘM1033 Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘYamansu quartz deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘQingbaishan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘXiaodushanxi W-Au deposit (Xiaodushan West W-Au deposit), Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘYuxi Ag deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘShadong W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCihai iron mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘYamansu Fe-(Cu) deposit, Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘHeiyanshan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘMingshujing East Mine, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
References
Yan, Qiaojuan, Zhengle Chen, Zhenju Zhou, Tongyang Zhao, Qiong Han, Jilin Li, Bo Liu, and Wengao Zhang. (2021) "Fluid Evolution and Ore Genesis of the Juyuan Tungsten Deposit, Beishan, NW China" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1309. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121309
Wengao, Zhang; Zhuang, Min; Qiaojuan, Yan; Tongyang, Zhao; Yanwen, Tang; Bo, Liu; Hailong, Huo; Fengbin, Han; Wei, Wang; Zhengle, Chen (2026) The middle Triassic tungsten mineralization event in the western beishan orogenic belt: constraints from U-Pb and 40Ar-39Ar geochronology of the Juyuan Deposit, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 191. 107197 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107197
Wu, Xiangyu; Deng, Xiaohua; Brzozowski, Matthew J.; He, Xiheng; Wang, Xin; Li, Yanxing; Li, Chao; Tao, Chaoqun (2026) In situ trace elements and Sr isotopes of scheelite from the tungsten deposits in NW China: Implications for ore-forming fluid origin and evolution. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107273. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107273
 
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