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Rhyolite from
Demingding Mo-Cu deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Demingding Mo-Cu deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1514998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1514998:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Lu, Yigan, Kai Dong, Hui Zhou, and Zhuoyang Li. 2022. "Origin and Geodynamic Mechanism of the Tibetan Demingding Porphyry Mo (Cu) Deposit from Oceanic Subduction to Continental Collision" Minerals 12, no. 10: 1266. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12101266
Shi, Sudong, Chen, Shuyuan, Luo, Sangjiancuo, Ren, Huan, Jiang, Xiaojia (2024) Petrogenesis and Metallogenic Significance of the Demingding Mo-Cu Porphyry Deposit in the Gangdese Belt, Xizang: Insights from U-Pb and Re-Os Geochronology and Geochemistry. Minerals, 14 (12). doi:10.3390/min14121232
Zhang, Jia-Jun; Xie, Chao-Ming; Hao, Yu-Jie; Gao, Zhong-Wei; Shi, Zhe; Duan, Meng-Long; Chen, Hong-Chan; Bai, Xi-Tai; Xu, Ming-Wei (2026) Study on the petrogenic and metallogenic mechanisms of the Demingding Mo-Cu deposit in the eastern Gangdese: Implications for the eruption and mineralization of the Miocene adakitic magmatism. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107448. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107448
 
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