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Andesite from
Mesgaran deposit, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Andesite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mesgaran deposit, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1492213
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1492213:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andesite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘShir-Shotor prospect, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘChah-Rasteh Deposit, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘShadan porphyry gold–copper deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘKhupic Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘQaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘMaher abad Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
References
Shirazi, Aref, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, and Amin B. Pour. (2022) "Fusion of Lineament Factor (LF) Map Analysis and Multifractal Technique for Massive Sulfide Copper Exploration: The Sahlabad Area, East Iran" Minerals 12, no. 5: 549. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050549
 
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