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Chalcopyrite from
Aotou Sn deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


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 Aotou Sn deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1623918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1623918:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘTianjingwo Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHuangfengling deposit (U deposit No. 325), Huangao district, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘLujing deposit (Sanerer deposit; U deposit No. 322), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘShabazi U deposit (Shabon U deposit; SBZ U deposit), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘTaoxikeng Sn-W Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGaoaobei W-Li deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘXihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘDangping Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Liu, Lei; Xu, Guofeng; Lu, Youyue; Fu, Jianming; Sun, Lin; Chen, Xiaoyong; Zhang, Yunfei; Cheng, Shunbo; Zhang, Chuangye; Chen, Qiaoyun; et al. (2023) Muscovite 40Ar-39Ar and cassiterite U-Pb dating of the Indosinian Aotou quartz-vein type tin deposit, southern China and its geological significance. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. p.105516. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105516
Li, Wei; Guo, Na; Lu, Jie; Lang, Xinghai; Lian, Dunmei; Yuan, Qiwen; Chen, Shuwen (2025) Geochemical Characteristics, U-Pb Age, and Hf Isotope of Zircons from Muscovite Granite in Aotou Sn Deposit, Eastern Nanling Range, South China. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121331
 
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