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Beryl from
Cuonadong Sn-W-Be deposit, Cuonadong dome, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cuonadong Sn-W-Be deposit, Cuonadong dome, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1489695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1489695:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Beryl in this Region
Xianglin, Cuonadong Sn-W-Be deposit, Cuonadong dome, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘXianglin, Cuonadong Sn-W-Be deposit, Cuonadong dome, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatites, Cuonadong dome, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘZhaxikang Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb deposit (Zaxikang Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb deposit), Zhaxikang ore district, Cona Co. (Cuona Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Dai, Zuo-Wen; Li, Guang-Ming; Xie, Yu-Ling; Yang, Zhi-Ming; Marten Huizenga, Jan; Liang, Wei; Fu, Jian-Gang; Cao, Hua-Wen (2022) Source and evolution of the ore-forming fluid of the Cuonadong Sn-W-Be polymetallic deposit (southern Tibet, China): Constraints from scheelite trace element and Sr isotope geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 142. 104570 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104570
He, Chang-Tong; Qin, Ke-Zhang; Zhao, Jun-Xing; Evans, Noreen J.; Li, Jin-Xiang; Zhou, Qi-Feng; Li, Guang-Ming (2022) Multiple skarn generations related to composite leucogranites in the Cuonadong Sn-W-Be deposit, Himalaya. Ore Geology Reviews, 150. 105161 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105161
Yao, Fei-Yang; Cao, Hua-Wen; Chen, Hao-Ran; Said, Nuru; Liang, Shu-Hao; Zhang, Rong-Qing; Ma, Zhi-Li; Lin, Dian-Meng; Jing, Jing; Zou, Hao (2026) Multi-stage superimposed mineralization leading to exceptional Sn-W enrichment: Insights from cassiterite and wolframite U-Pb geochronology of the Cuonadong Deposit, Himalaya. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (6). p.102387. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2026.102387
 
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