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Shale from
Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576276:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘGuangfeng Coal Mine, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘChahe lithological column, Emeishan Traps, Asia
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘZhangsigou lithological column, Emeishan Traps, Asia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘZubu deposit, Jinyang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Wang, Lei, Runsheng Han, Yan Zhang, and Xiaodong Li. (2023) "Mixing in Two Types of Fluids Responsible for Some Carbonate-Hosted Pb–Zn Deposits, SW China: Insights from the Maoping Deposit" Minerals 13, no. 5: 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050600
Niu, Pan–Pan, Jiang, Shao–Yong, Muñoz, Manuel (2024) Formation of the giant Maoping Mississippi Valley-type Pb–Zn (Ge) deposit via fluid mixing: Evidence from trace element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106110 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106110
Lan, Kaijun; Zhou, Ye; Miao, Yu; Li, Mingxiao; Wu, Liang; Zhou, Jiaxi; Luo, Kai; Li, Shizhong (2026) A Study of the Trace Element Enrichment Patterns in Sulfides from the Maoping Pb-Zn Deposit, SW China. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020130
 
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