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Pentlandite from
Chibaisong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Tonghua Co., Tonghua, Jilin, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chibaisong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Tonghua Co., Tonghua, Jilin, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:456184
Long-form Identifier:1:3:456184:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘDahenglu Mine, Hunjiang District, Baishan, Jilin, China
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘShansonggang Cu-Co-Ni Mine, Linjiang County, Baishan, Jilin, China
References
Zicheng Chen (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(10), 1-10
Xiangwen Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 689-692
Han, C. M., Wu, F. Y., Xiao, W. J., Zhao, G., Ao, S. J., Zhang, J. E., ... & Du, A. D. (2014). The Paleoproterozoic Chibaisong Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion and Cu-Ni Deposit, North China Craton: SHRIMP Zircon U-Pband Re-Os Geochronology and Geodynamic Implications. Journal of Geophysics and Remote Sensing.
Keevil, Halley A.; Monecke, Thomas; Goldfarb, Richard J.; Feng, Tao (2022) Metallogeny of the Hunjiang basin, northeastern North China block. Ore Geology Reviews, 148. p.104995. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104995
 
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