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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626234:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘDuotoushan Fe-Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘHongshanliang skarn Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘWeiquan Mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘCaixia Pb-Zn deposit (Caixiashan Pb-Zn deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘBailingshan Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘXiaojianshan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘShuanglong deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘYanjianpo Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘTieling deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, 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
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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