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Tuff from
Qulong Cu-(Mo) deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Tuff
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tuff data
Locality Data:Click here to view Qulong Cu-(Mo) deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1562405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1562405:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tuff
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘZhibula Cu deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBayi-Muchang prospecting area, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘLakang'e Cu deposit, Dagzê Co. (Dazi Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘBangpu Mo-Cu-polymetallic deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘMingze-Chengba Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘLietinggang Fe-Cu-(Mo) deposit, Doilungdêqên District, Lhasa, Tibet, China
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘLeqingla Fe-Pb-Zn deposit, Lhünzhub Co. (Linzhou Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
References
Sun, Weitao, Youye Zheng, Wei Wang, Xin Feng, Xiaosong Zhu, Zhongyue Zhang, Hongxing Hou, Liangsheng Ge, and Hanqin Lv. (2023) "Geochemical Characteristics of Primary Halos and Prospecting Significance of the Qulong Porphyry Copper–Molybdenum Deposit in Tibet" Minerals 13, no. 3: 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13030333
Lin, Hao; Chen, Xin; Schertl, Hans-Peter; Palmer, Martin R.; Zheng, Youye; Su, Huimin; Gao, Shunbao; Ci, Qiong; Jiang, Junsheng (2024) Mobilization and fractionation of Ti-Nb-Ta at the giant Qulong porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization system, Xizang. Ore Geology Reviews, 172. 106181 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106181
Li, Changhao; Long, Lingli; Zhang, Zhichao; Šegvić, Branimir; Guan, Yuchun; Pan, Deng; Geng, Jian; Wang, Yuwang; Zhang, Huiqiong; Li, Qingzhe (2025) Assessment of Biotite-Based Thermobarometers in Porphyry Systems: A Case Study from the Julong Cu–Polymetallic District of Tibet, China. Minerals, 15 (10). doi:10.3390/min15101029
Xue, Qiqi; Zhang, Lipeng; Chen, Shuo; Sun, Weidong (2026) Zinc isotope constraints on magma source and fluid evolution of post-collisional Qulong porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southern Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107290. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107290
 
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