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Arsenopyrite from
Sanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464428
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464428:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arsenopyrite in this Region
Sanshandao Northern Sea deposit, Sanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘXinli Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSanshandao Northern Sea deposit, Sanshandao Gold Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘHaiyu Au Mine, Sanshan Island, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCangshang Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘJiaoxibei ore offshore area, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘJiaojia Mine, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘXincheng Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘXiling Au deposit, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘXiadian Mine, Shanhou-Beipo gold field, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘLingnan Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Hong Rui Fan, Ming Guo Zhai, Yi Han Xie, and Jin Hui Yang (2003): Mineralium Deposita 38(6), 739-750.
Liu, Yazhou, Yang, Liqiang, Wang, Sirui, Liu, Xiangdong, Wang, Hao, Li, Dapeng, Wei, Pengfei, Cheng, Wei, Chen, Bingyu (2019) Origin and Evolution of Ore-Forming Fluid and Gold-Deposition Processes at the Sanshandao Gold Deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern China. Minerals, 9 (3) 189 doi:10.3390/min9030189
Ming-Song, Zheng-Ding, Jun-Zhang, Ying-Song, Jun-Bo, Yu-Wang, Hong-Liu, Shi-Li, Li, Jie, Rui-Li, Wang, Bin, Xiang-Liu, Liang-Zhang, Lei-Dong, Li, Jian, Chun-He (2021) Geology and mineralization of the Sanshandao supergiant gold deposit (1200 t) in the Jiaodong Peninsula, China: A review*. China Geology, 4 (4) 686-719 doi:10.31035/cg2021070
Xu, Yang; Hu, Huan-Long; Lan, Ting-Guang; Fan, Hong-Rui; Wang, Hong; Shu, Lei; Liu, Cai-Jie; Wang, Jin-Hui (2025) Crust-scale migration ways of fluids for giant Au mineralization: Implications from spatial variation of δ18O at the Sanshandao goldfield, Jiaodong Peninsula. Ore Geology Reviews, 185. 106772 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106772
 
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