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Monzogranite from
Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Monzogranite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monzogranite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1618080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1618080:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monzogranite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCimabanshuo Porphyry Copper Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘWubaduolai prospect, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBeimulang porphyry Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘXiongbaxi Cu-W(-Mo) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘQiagong Mine, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Hou, Zengqian, Duan, Lianfeng, Lu, Yongjun, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Zhu, Dicheng, Yang, Zhiming, Yang, Zhusen, Wang, Baodi, Pei, Yingru, Zhao, Zhidan, McCuaig, T. Campbell (2015) Lithospheric Architecture of the Lhasa Terrane and Its Control on Ore Deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen. Economic Geology, 110 (6) 1541-1575 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.6.1541
Sun, Xiang, Li, Ruyue, Si, Xiaobo, Xiao, Ke, Deng, Jun (2024) Timing and Mechanism of Ore Precipitation in Porphyry Cu Systems: Insight from LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Fluid Inclusions and In Situ Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Hydrothermal Quartz at Zhunuo Porphyry Cu Deposit, China. Economic Geology, 119 (3) 593-616 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5064
Li, Hao, Chen, Shuyuan, Shi, Sudong, Zheng, Youye, Wu, Song (2024) Fault-controlled exhumation and preservation of the Zhunuo porphyry copper Deposit, western Gangdese, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106387 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106387
Guan, Hongzhong; Luosang, Jiancuo; Gao, Lutong; Xie, Fuwei (2025) Pyrite Trace-Element Signatures of Porphyry-Epithermal Systems in Xizang: Implications for Metallogenic Discrimination and Hydrothermal Evolution. Minerals, 15 (11). doi:10.3390/min15111113
Cao, Jiale; Wang, Lifang; Liu, Xiaofeng; Wu, Song (2026) Evaluating SWIR Spectral Data and Random Forest Models for Copper Mineralization Discrimination in the Zhunuo Porphyry Deposit. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020213
Sun, Miao; Zhang, Zhi; Zhang, Linkui; Li, Yingxu; Sun, Xinhao; Wang, Yiyun; Gao, Ke (2026) Magmatic controls on variable Cu mineralization at the cluster scale: Wubaduolai and Zhunuo porphyry Cu deposits, southern Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107403. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107403
 
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