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Ilmenite from
Niumaoquan Fe–Ti oxide deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Niumaoquan Fe–Ti oxide deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1838525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1838525:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘXiangshan Cu-Ni-V-Ti deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
34.8km (21.6 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
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘSanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘWeiya V-Ti deposit, Weiya, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
96.0km (59.7 miles) ⓘBaijianshan Zn-Cu polymetallic deposit, Xiaoshitouquan Ag-Cu ore field, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘTianhu Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Zheng, Jiahao (2020) A synthesis of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan, NW China. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (4) 1271-1287 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.11.014
He, Yike; Zheng, Jiahao (2026) Fe–Ti oxide–orthopyroxene symplectites in the eastern Tianshan layered intrusions, NW China: Insights into late-stage reactive melt flow and re-equilibration. Ore Geology Reviews, 190. 107182 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107182
 
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