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Native Gold from
Meiling Cu-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meiling Cu-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1613825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1613825:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHongshi Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘHongtupu Cu-Zn-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘHuangtan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘKalatage Cu-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘHongshan Au-Cu deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘTuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘXiaojianshan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘYanjianpo Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘXifengshan Mine (Jiabaishan Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Cheng, Xihui; Ling, Mingxing; Liu, Pinghui; Yun, Li; Geng, Xinxia; Yang, Fuquan; Wang, Fangyue; Zhang, Zhixin; Li, Ning (2024) Multistage sulfide and hydrothermal quartz as a record of precision ore-forming process in the epithermal Cu–Zn–Au system in the Kalatag arc, East Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105917
 
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