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Epidote from
Tongchang Mine, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongchang Mine, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483745:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘZhushahong Cu-Au deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFujiawu Cu-Mo deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘLehua Mn-Pb-Zn deposit, Leping Co., Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘZhuxi W-Cu deposit, Leping Co., Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘChuankeng skarn Cu deposit, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘTianpaishan Mine, Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘYongping Mine (Shuiping Mine), Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhang, Hong, Fang An, Mingxing Ling, Xiaolin Feng, and Weidong Sun. 2022. "Metallogenesis of Porphyry Copper Deposit Indicated by In Situ Zircon U-Pb-Hf-O and Apatite Sr Isotopes" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111464
Chunsheng Lin and Hualong Xia (2003): Copper Engineering 20(4), 14-56
Xiaofei Pan, Yucai Song, Zhenqing Li, Baogen Hu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Zengke Wang, Dan Yang, Tianfu Zhang, and Yan Li (2012): Mineral Deposits 31(4), 850-860
Zu, Bo; Tang, Yanjie; Chi, Guoxiang; Wang, Guoguang; Hu, Yuhui; Seltmann, Reimar (2026) Element redistribution during hydrothermal evolution of the Dexing porphyry Cu deposit: Insights from geochemistry, XRD, and μXRF mapping. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107322. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107322
 
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