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Pyrite from
Boka Au deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boka Au deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437403:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘLaoyingqing Zn deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘLanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘTangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘSuoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMaliping deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLaoyingqing deposit, Yunnan, China
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘDongchuan Cu Mine, Sanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘDaxiao Pb-Zn deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Fuqiang Wu and Shengyue Liang (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(1), 1-5
Ren, Hongyu; Li, Chao; Yan, Qinggao; Jiang, Xiaojun; Zhang, Hao; Zhang, Jihao; Yu, Pengyue; Liu, Zeqi (2025) Genesis of the Boka vein-type Au deposit, Dongchuan, southwestern China: Insights from rutile U–Pb dating and pyrite chemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106716 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106716
 
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