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Pyrite from
Wenyu Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, 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 Wenyu Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479911
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479911:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘDongchuang Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘChen’er Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘLaoyacha Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘCangzhuyu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘJintongcha Au-Ag-Cu deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘQiangma Mine (Qiangmayu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDongtongyu Mine (Tongyu II deposit), Tongyu gold field, Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘHuanchiyu Au-Cu-(Mo) deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘSifangou Au deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Fengjun Nie, Shihong Jiang, Yueming Zhao (2001): Mineral Deposits 20(2), 163-173
Zhao, H.-X., Jiang, S.-Y., Frimmel, H. E. (2011) A rare Bi–Pb tellurosulfide, PbBi4Te4S3, from the Wenyu gold deposit in the Xiaoqinling Gold Province, China. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5). 1297-1304 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1297
Zhou, Zhen-Ju; Chen, Yan-Jing; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Zhao, Hai-Xiang; Qin, Yan; Hu, Chun-Jie (2014) Geology, geochemistry and ore genesis of the Wenyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling gold field, Qinling Orogen, southern margin of North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews, 59. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.12.001
 
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