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Orpiment from
Jinfeng Mine (Lannigou Mine), Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinfeng Mine (Lannigou Mine), Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438922:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘLintan Au deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘDaguan Au-As-Sb deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘYata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘBanqi Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘBojitian Deposit, Huijiabao gold field, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
54.2km (33.6 miles) ⓘShuiyindong Au-Tl-Hg deposit (Yanshang Au-Tl-Hg deposit), Huijiabao gold field, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘLanmuchang Tl deposit, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘLangquan Au deposit, Leye Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘGetang Au-Sb deposit, Anlong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘZimudang Au Mine, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
References
Zhiwei Bao and Jayanta Guha (2007): Acta Geologica Sinica 81(1), 121-134
Zheng, L., Tan, Q., Zuo, Y., Xia, Y., Xie, Z., Zheng, L., & Liu, J. (2022). Two hydrothermal events associated with Au mineralization in the Youjiang Basin, southwestern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, 104816.
Li, P. Y., Guan, S. J., Hu, Y. Z., Tian, Z. D., Cheng, Y., Wang, X. L., ... & Zhou, L. (2022). Origin and Re-Os geochronology of vein bitumen in the Nanpanjiang basin, SW China: Implication for the ore-forming age of Carlin-type gold deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 105118.
Li, Piyou, Hu, Yuzhao, Tian, Zhendong, Guan, Shenjin, Fan, Huijun (2023) Multi-Phase Hydrothermal Fluid Events in the Giant Lannigou Gold Deposit, SW China: Insights from Calcite Sm–Nd Age, Trace Elements, and C-O-Sr Isotopes. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111420
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
 
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