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Chalcopyrite from
Xifanping Cu-Au deposit, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, 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 Xifanping Cu-Au deposit, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:469187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:469187:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMofancun Cu deposit, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘBainiuchang Au-polymetallic deposit, Muli County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘDashanshu intrusion, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘErze Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Erzi Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Muli County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘSuoluogou Au Deposit, Muli County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘDalucao REE deposit, Dechang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘBaima V-Ti-Fe deposit, Miyi County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘDonglufang Mo-Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
References
Zeqin Li, Jiangzhen Wang, and Jingya Wang (2003): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2003, A252.
Xu, Bo; Hou, Zeng-qian; Griffin, William L; Zhou, Ye; Zhang, Yu-Fei; Lu, Yong-Jun; Belousova, Elena; Xu, Ji-Feng; O’Reilly, Suzanne Y (2021) Elevated magmatic chlorine and sulfur concentrations in the Eocene-Oligocene Machangqing Cu-Mo porphyry systems.
Yang, Mimi, Li, Xingyuan, Chi, Guoxiang, Song, Hao, Xu, Zhengqi, Zhao, Fufeng (2024) Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Mechanisms of Porphyry Copper Deposits in a Collisional Setting: A Case from an Oligocene Porphyry Cu (Au) Deposit in Western Yangtze Craton, SW China. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090874
Hu, Yunhai; Yang, Mimi; Li, Xingyuan; Chi, Guoxiang; Zhao, Fufeng (2025) Small-Scale Porphyry Cu (Au) Systems in Collisional Orogens: A Case Study of the Xifanping Deposit with Implications for Mineralization Potential in Western Yangtze Craton, SW China. Minerals, 15 (9). doi:10.3390/min15091001
 
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