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Quartz porphyry from
Tietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Quartz porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626879:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz porphyry
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘHouyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘZhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘLiyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘQiubudong Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
References
Zhang, Li-Zhong, Gao, Wen-Sheng, Deng, Xiao-Dong (2024) Geology and Geochronology of Magmatic–Hydrothermal Breccia Pipes in the Yixingzhai Gold Deposit: Implications for Ore Genesis and Regional Exploration. Minerals, 14 (5) doi:10.3390/min14050496
Zhang, Junwu; Lu, Jing; Zhang, Juquan; Wang, Fangyue; Liang, Xian (2025) Garnet Geochemistry of the Tietangdong Breccia Pipe, Yixingzhai Gold Deposit, North China Craton: Constraints on Hydrothermal Fluid Evolution. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121290
 
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