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Chalcopyrite from
Tangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437434:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSuoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘDaxiao Pb-Zn deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLaoyingqing Zn deposit, Dahai Pb-Zn mining area, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘTuanshan Cu deposit (Yonghong Cu deposit), Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘBoka Au deposit, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘDeze Ni-Mo deposit, Zhanyi District, Qujing, Yunnan, China
References
Gongju Li (1978): Geology and Prospecting 14(1), 8-14
Qin Dexian and Liu Chunxue (2000): Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 466-472
Tan, Mao, Huang, Xiao-Wen, Meng, Yu-Miao, Qi, Liang (2024) Distribution and enrichment mechanism of rhenium in sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits: A case study from the Tangdan deposit, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106342 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106342
 
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