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Zircon from
Zhubu Ni-Cu deposit, Yuanmou County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:261 ± 1 Ma
Minimum recorded age:261 ± 1 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1261 ± 1 MaGuadalupian - 206Pb/238U
Sample references:
1 -
Zhou, M. F., Arndt, N. T., Malpas, J., Wang, C. Y., & Kennedy, A. K. (2008). Two magma series and associated ore deposit types in the Permian Emeishan large igneous province, SW China.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhubu Ni-Cu deposit, Yuanmou County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1650514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1650514:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘLalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘDatian 505 Uranium deposit, Renhe District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘYao'an Au-Ag deposit, Yao'an County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘPanzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘLuku Mine, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
94.1km (58.4 miles) ⓘLanjiahuoshan deposit, Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘLuku Complex, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘBaicao Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Bao, Yawen; Zhang, Mingjie; Zhang, Hongfu; Feng, Yantong; Li, Xiaofei; He, Jie (2024) Mechanisms of Co enrichment in the Zhubu Ni–Co–PGE deposit in the Emeishan LIP, SW China: Constraints from mineral geochemistry and Fe–S isotopes of sulfides. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106224
 
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