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Pentlandite from
Huangshan Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshanxi Cu-Ni-PGE deposit; Huangshan West Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, 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 Huangshan Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshanxi Cu-Ni-PGE deposit; Huangshan West Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458615:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘXiangshan Cu-Ni-V-Ti deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHuangshannan Cu-Ni deposit (Huangshan South Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘErhongwa Cu-Ni deposit (Hongwa Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘTudun Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘHongshigang Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘXiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Lianchang, Qin, Kezhang, Xiao, Wenjiao (2008) Multiple mineralization events in the eastern Tianshan district, NW China: Isotopic geochronology and geological significance. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 32 (2) 236-246 doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.011
Wei, Shuai, Bai, Zhong-Jie, Li, Chusi, Deng, Yu-Feng, Song, Xie-Yan, Zhu, Wei-Guang, Ji, Wen-Bin (2025) Reduction-Induced Sulfide Saturation in the Huangshandong and Huangshanxi Magmatic Ni-Cu Deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt of China. Economic Geology, 120 (1). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5124
 
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