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Basalt from
Heijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626217:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘShuanglong deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘPaertagexi porphyry Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘBaixintan Magmatic Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘTuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘHongtupu Cu-Zn-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘMeiling Cu-Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Zhao, Liandang, Zhang, Shuanliang, Lu, Wanjian, Jiao, Jiangang (2024) Gold occurrence and mineralization in the Paleozoic Heijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Eastern Tianshan. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106056 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106056
Zhang, Shuanliang, Zhao, Liandang, Liang, Pei, Jiang, Hongjun, Zhang, Weifeng (2024) Tectonic setting, mineralization, and ore geochemistry of the Paleozoic IOCG deposits in Xinjiang, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106317 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106317
Wang, Yin-Hong; Zhang, Hui; Seltmann, Reimar; Wang, Kang; Zhang, Fang-Fang; Liu, Jia-Jun; Zhou, Dao-Qing (2026) Arc magmatic evolution of submarine volcanic-hosted iron deposits: Insights from an economic deposit class in the southern Central Asian orogenic belt, Northwest China. Geoscience Frontiers, 17 (5). p.102361. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2026.102361
 
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