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Chalcopyrite from
Shadan porphyry gold–copper deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shadan porphyry gold–copper deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1570951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1570951:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘKhupic Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘKhuni deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘMaher abad Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘHired Au-Sn deposit, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘQaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘZahri Deposit, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘChah Shaljami Cu-Mo porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘWest Mesgaran prospect, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘMesgaran deposit, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘCheshme-Zangi Mine, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
References
Raeisi, Davood, Saeid Hajsadeghi, Elham Hosseinzadehsabeti, Shahrouz Babazadeh, David R. Lentz, and M. Santosh. (2023) "Exploration Targeting in the Shadan Porphyry Gold–Copper Deposit, Lut Block, Iran: Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Sheeted Veins and Lithogeochemical Data" Minerals 13, no. 4: 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040471
Nayebi, Niloofar; Raeisi, Davood; Fallahi, Hossein; Babazadeh, Shahrouz; Modabberi, Soroush (2026) Integrated VNIR–SWIR Spectral, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Classification of Hydrothermal Alteration Zones in the Shadan Au–Cu System, Eastern Iran. Minerals, 16 (4). doi:10.3390/min16040379
 
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