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Siltstone from
Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Siltstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siltstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1535568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1535568:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siltstone
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEtouchang Cu deposit, Luoci Cu ore field, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘHongnipo Cu Deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘShizishan Cu deposit, Yimen Cu ore field (Sanjiachang Cu ore field), Yimen County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘCiying Formation, Xundian Hui and Yi County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
References
Zhao, X.-F., Zhou, M.-F., Li, J.-W., Selby, D., Li, X.-H., Qi, L. (2013) SULFIDE Re-Os AND Rb-Sr ISOTOPE DATING OF THE KANGDIAN IOCG METALLOGENIC PROVINCE, SOUTHWEST CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL METALLOGENESIS. Economic Geology, 108 (6) 1489-1498 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.6.1489
Hou, L., Peng, H., Iriondo, A., Zhou, Q., Ding, J., Guo, Y., ... & Zeng, X. (2022). Garnets in the Yinachang Fe-Cu deposit, Kangdian region, China: Mineralogical and geochemical insights into fluid-rock dominated iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105208.
 
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