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Pentlandite from
Xiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1517997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1517997:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘHeishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘHongshigang Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘHuangshannan Cu-Ni deposit (Huangshan South Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘHuangshan Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshanxi Cu-Ni-PGE deposit; Huangshan West Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘBaijiantan gabbroic intrusion, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘXiangshan Cu-Ni-V-Ti deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘErhongwa Cu-Ni deposit (Hongwa Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Yang, Sai-Hong, Su, Ben-Xun, Huang, Xiao-Wen, Tang, Dong-Mei, Qin, Ke-Zhang, Bai, Yang, Sakyi, Patrick, Alemayehu, Melesse (2018) Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Minerals, 8 (11) 494 doi:10.3390/min8110494
 
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