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Pyrrhotite from
Chaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Age information
Maximum recorded age:141 ± 9.9 Ma
Minimum recorded age:141 ± 9.9 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1141 ± 9.9 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Wang, J. Z., Li, J. W., Zhao, X. F., Ma, C. Q., Qu, W. J., & Du, A. D. (2008) Re-Os dating of pyrrhotite from the Chaoshan gold skarn, eastern Yangtze Craton, eastern China.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440488:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLaoyaling Cu-Mo deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBaocun Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘTianebaodanshan Au-S deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSongshushan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLaomiaojishan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘHuangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Huan Hu, Rucheng Wang, Jianjun Lu, and Guanghua Liu (2001): Mineral Deposits 20(1), 86-98
Shihong Tian, Tiping Ding, Zhusen Yang, Yifeng Meng, Pusheng Zeng, Yanbin Wang, Xuncheng Wang, and Zhangping Jiang (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(3), 365-374
Yunsheng Ren, Liandeng Liu, Guohua Chen, and Lianggen Liu (2007): Geology and Prospecting 43(3), 60-64
Li, Jinwei; Pan, Lichuan; Guo, Yitong; Lu, Shunfu (2023) Multi-Isotopic Compositions of Ores from the Shizishan Cu–Au–Mo Orefield in the Tongling Region, Eastern China: Implications for Ore Genesis. Minerals, 13 (7). 985 doi:10.3390/min13070985
 
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