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Covellite from
Zijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:442307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:442307:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘJintonghu Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWuziqilong Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDongnan Cu deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘXinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘErmiaogou prospect, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘBitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘLongjiangting deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘYushui Cu Mine, Mei Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China
References
Dequan Zhang, Daxing Li, Yiming Zhao, Jinghe Chen, Zilin Li, and Keyao Zhang (1991): Geological Review 56(6), 481-491
Tianjun Gao and Rensheng Huang (1998): Volcanology and Mineral Resources 19(4), 283-294
Yu Liu, Wenyuan Liu, and Shaohuai Wang (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(4), 735-741
Jinzhang Zhang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(4), 757-766
Liu Wenyuan, Dong Cheng, Gu Xiangping, Liu Yu, Qiu Xiaoping, and Chen Yuchuan (2014): The crystal structure of kiddcreekite solved using micro X-ray diffraction and the EPCryst program. Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 1517-1525.
Huang, H., Wang, S., & Chi, C. (2014). Identification of the complete Cu–S series minerals from the Zijinshan Cu–Au deposit, Fujian Province. Geol. J. China Univ., 20, 50-57.
Zhao, Hai-Xiang; Li, Bin; Zhou, Yu-Xuan; Zhu, Zhi-Yong; Chen, Shu-Min (2022) Genesis of the giant Zijinshan epithermal Cu-Au deposit, Fujian Province, southeastern China: Cu-He-Ar isotope perspective. Ore Geology Reviews, 148. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105047
Qiu, Jianhuan, Liu, Wenyuan, Chen, Jingwen, Lai, Xiaodan, Zhong, Xianghua, Li, Jieyi, Long, Hua (2024) Alteration mineralogy, characteristics and shortwave infrared spectroscopy of white mica in the Zijinshan ore field, Fujian Province: Implications for porphyry Cu prospecting. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106065 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106065
Long, Hua, Liu, Wenyuan, Chen, Jingwen, Qiu, Jianhuan, Li, Jieyi, Chen, Hui, Lai, Xiaodan (2025) Compositional Evolution of Fahlores in the Zijinshan Porphyry–Epithermal Cu-Au-Mo-Ag Ore Field, China, and Implications for Prospecting. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040362
Duan, Shigang; Lai, Xiaodan; Sun, Peng; Xie, Guiqing (2026) Coupled zircon and apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology reveals post-mineralization cooling and exhumation history of the Zijinshan high-sulfidation epithermal Cu-Au deposit, SE China. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107450. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107450
 
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