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Pyrite from
Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Ferberite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244657:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDangping Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘDalongshan W-Mo deposit, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPiaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘZhangdongkeng W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘShilei Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTiemuli W–Fe skarn-type deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘTianjingwo Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘTaoxikeng Sn-W Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘBaxiannao W deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Giuliani, G. (1985) Le gisement de tungstène de Xihuashan (Sud Jiangxi, Chine): Relations granites, altérations deutériques-hydrothermales, minéralisations. Mineralium Deposita, 20 (2). 107-115 doi:10.1007/bf00204320
Yunhuai Lin and Shiyang Chen (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(3), 23-31
Peilan Li and Xingzhen Yu (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(4), 14-19, 24
 
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