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Epidote from
Dongga Au deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongga Au deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1641696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1641696:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNo. II Deposit, Xiongcun Cu-(Au) deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘNo. I Deposit, Xiongcun Cu-(Au) deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘQiagong Mine, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘJiangga deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘJiru Cu deposit, Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘJiaduopule deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘSinongduo deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘNarusongduo Mine, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
85.2km (53.0 miles) ⓘBeimulang porphyry Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
94.1km (58.4 miles) ⓘZhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Lang, Xinghai, Deng, Yulin, He, Qing, Wang, Xuhui, Harris, Chris, Zhan, Hongyu, Wu, Weizhe, Wu, Changyi, Jiang, Kai (2024) Origin of the Dongga Au deposit in the giant Xiongcun porphyry Cu–Au district, Tibet, China: Constraints from multiple isotopes (Re, Os, He, Ar, H, O, S, Pb) and fluid inclusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106173 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106173
Zhan, Hongyu; He, Qing; Deng, Yulin; Li, Chen; Xiang, Zuopeng; Wu, Changyi; Jiang, Kai; Lang, Xinghai (2026) Fluid Evolution and Controls on Gold Precipitation at the Dongga Au Deposit, Tibet, China: Insights from Pyrite Trace Elements. Minerals, 16 (5). doi:10.3390/min16050539
 
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