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Chalcopyrite from
Awaer W-Sn deposit, Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Awaer W-Sn deposit, Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1806389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1806389:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘKekekaerde W-Sn deposit, Baiganhu W-Sn ore field, Baigan Lake (Baigan Hu), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBaiganhu W-Sn deposit, Baiganhu W-Sn ore field, Baigan Lake (Baigan Hu), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘBashierxi W-Sn deposit (Bashenerxi W-Sn deposit), Baiganhu W-Sn ore field, Baigan Lake (Baigan Hu), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘYugouzi Fe-Cu-(Mo) deposit, Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Zeng, Renyu; Wang, Qingfei; Santosh, M.; Allen, Mark B.; Su, Hui; Ju, Peijiao; Yuan, Ziqi; Zhang, You; Zhang, Xiaoxuan; Liu, Guangxian (2025) Early Paleozoic Tethyan evolution and metallogeny in East Asia. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106890 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106890
 
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