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Chalcocite from
Shizishan Cu deposit, Yimen Cu ore field (Sanjiachang Cu ore field), Yimen County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shizishan Cu deposit, Yimen Cu ore field (Sanjiachang Cu ore field), Yimen County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1985730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1985730:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘDameichang Mine, Luoci Cu ore field, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘFengshan Mine, Yimen Cu ore field (Sanjiachang Cu ore field), Yimen County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘCentral Yunnan Province (Yenanchang), Yuanmou County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘYinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘShishan Cu-(Co) deposit, Yimen Cu ore field (Sanjiachang Cu ore field), Yimen County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘMouding Mine, Mouding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘTongchang porphyry Cu–Mo deposit, Kunming, Yunnan, China
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘDahongshan Fe-Cu deposit, Xinping County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
References
Zhang, Xiaofei; Wang, Junlu; Chen, Hui; Pang, Zhenshan; Yu, Bing; Chen, Guochao; Wu, Xiatao (2026) Prospecting Prediction Model and Target Delineation of “Dongchuan-Type” Copper Deposits in the SW Yangtze Block: A Case Study of the Shizishan Deposit, Yunnan Province. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080833
Fu, Tian-Yao; Li, Wen-Bo; Yu, Hai-Jun; Zhang, Fang-Hua; Zhao, Zheng; Wang, Bao-Xin (2027) Post-diagenetic hydrothermal events control Co enrichment in sediment-hosted Cu-Co deposits: Evidence from the Shizishan Cu-Co deposit, southwestern China. Geoscience Frontiers, 18 (1). p.102424. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2026.102424
 
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