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Pyrite from
Sidaogou Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sidaogou Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:454280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:454280:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘJielishu Cu-Au deposit, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘWulong Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘWulong WLSZ001 borehole, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘYangmuchuan Cu-Co deposit, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
63.5km (39.4 miles) ⓘPungnyon carbonatite, Sakchu County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘDongpuzi Au deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘYangshuqu Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘXiuyan Pb-Zn deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘSandao Pb-Zn deposit, Baiyun Au deposit (Baiyunshan Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘNanshan Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
References
Xinghua Wu, Guangyue Cuan, and Chengzhu Jin (1990): Geology and Prospecting 26(10), 1-6
Hui Luo and Junjian Li (2002): Progress in Precambrian Research 25(3-4), 240-245
Jun-Hao Wei, Cong-Qiang Liu, and Hong-Feng Tang (2003): Geochemical Journal 37, 567-577
Tongshun Hao, Keyong Wang, Duo Wan, Xinghai Piao, Xiaodong Zhang, Junpeng Huang, and Zhaojia Ji (2010): Global Geology 29(4), 582-58
Liu, Yan; Li, Changshou; Wei, Junhao; Zhang, Daohan; Liu, Xiaoyang; Wu, Yue; Duan, Dengfei (2025) Genesis of high-grade ore shoots in lode gold deposits: An example from the Sidaogou gold deposit, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106922 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106922
 
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