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Chalcopyrite from
Kanggu'er Au deposit (Kanggur Au deposit; Kangur Au deposit; Kanggul Au deposit; Kanggur Tag Au deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kanggu'er Au deposit (Kanggur Au deposit; Kangur Au deposit; Kanggul Au deposit; Kanggur Tag Au deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:459139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:459139:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘShiyingtan Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘLubei Ni-Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘHarla Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘKan'ernan Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘYunhai Intrusion, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘHongyuntan Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘHongshi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘHuanglongshan Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘLingyun deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Lian-Chang; Xiao, Wen-Jiao; Qin, Ke-Zhang; Ji, Jin-sheng; Yang, Xing-ke (2004) Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 93 (2). 224-240 doi:10.1007/s00531-004-0383-x
Yitian Wang, Jingwen Mao, Wen Chen, Fuquan Yang, and Jianmin Yang (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(1), 236-244
Kaiyin Bai and Zhaoxin Han (2007): Northwestern Geology 40(2), 114-117
Liu, Biao; Sun, Ping-He; Wu, Qian-Hong; Jiang, Jiang-Bo; Li, Huan; Dick, Jeff; Kong, Hua; Xi, Xiao-Shuang; Zheng, Han; Cao, Guo-Xiong; et al. (2022) Timing and origin of orogenic gold mineralization in the Kanggurtag area, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. p.105080. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105080
 
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