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Ilmenite from
Sanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1820954
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1820954:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘXiangshan Cu-Ni-V-Ti deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘNiumaoquan Fe–Ti oxide deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘBaijianshan Zn-Cu polymetallic deposit, Xiaoshitouquan Ag-Cu ore field, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘJing'erquan Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘBaishan Mo-Re deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘTianhu Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘWeiya V-Ti deposit, Weiya, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Fang-Fang, Wang, Yin-Hong, Liu, Jia-Jun, Xue, Chun-Ji, Wang, Jian-Ping, Zhang, Wei, Li, Yan-Yan (2022) Paleozoic Magmatism and Mineralization Potential of the Sanchakou Copper Deposit, Eastern Tianshan, Northwest China: Insights from Geochronology, Mineral Chemistry, and Isotopes. Economic Geology, 117 (1) 165-194 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4859
 
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