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Pyrite from
Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, 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 Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:457177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:457177:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBaozi Hill, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMuluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDiaoloushan camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘZhengjialiangzi camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘLugu Sn-Fe deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLizhuang REE deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘLiwu Cu-Zn deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘZiershi Mo-Cu Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘShengou tin mine, Xide County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘErze Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Erzi Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Muli County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Zhongxin Yuan and Ge Bai (1997): Geology and Prospecting 33(1), 42-48
Yuling Xie, Zengqian Hou, Jiuhua Xu, Zhongxin Yuan, Ge Bai, and Xiaoyu Li (2005): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences) 35(6), 572-577
Jin, Yanan; Wang, Wei; He, Bin; Zhao, Zhi; Zhao, Ruiwei (2026) REE Enrichment Process in the Maoniuping Carbonatite-Related REE Deposits, Mianning, Sichuan: Genetic and Mineralogical Evidence. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030257
Chi, Zhe; Giuliani, Andrea; Tavazzani, Lorenzo; Ni, Pei (2026) Carbonatitic fluid infiltration and REE remobilization from magmatic calcite at the Maoniuping deposit, China: constraints from trace-element and Sr–Pb isotopic variations in mineralized and barren veins. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107500. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107500
 
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