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Realgar from
Yata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Realgar
Formula:As4S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Realgar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439759:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Realgar
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBanqi Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘJinfeng Mine (Lannigou Mine), Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMaxiong Sb-Au deposit (Maxuong Sb-Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘZheyi Au-Sb deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘPeyian Au-As deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLintan Au deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘGetang Au-Sb deposit, Anlong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘSanchahe Au deposit, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘLangquan Au deposit, Leye Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘLanmuchang Tl deposit, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
References
Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.
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
He, Xinghua; Chai, Mingchun; Su, Wenchao; Shen, Nengping; Wang, Fangyue; Xia, Xiao-ping (2026) The source of gold in the Yata Carlin-type deposit, southwest China: constraints from pyrite chemistry and sulfur isotope. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107373. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107373
 
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