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Pyrite from
Gala Au Mine, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, 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 Gala Au Mine, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524335:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘCuojiaoma batholith, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘQiuluo Au-Sb deposit, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘXiacun Ag deposit (Jiacun Ag deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘGacun Mine, Maqiong, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘGayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘKongmasi Hg deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘXionglongxi Au deposit, Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
84.7km (52.7 miles) ⓘPulongba Au deposit (Punongba Au deposit), Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘNongduke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit (Nongdouke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Guangfu Zou and Ying Mao (2006): Geological features and prospecting targets of the Garze Gala gold deposit in Sichuan. Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 395-398 (in Chinese with English title).
Hou, Zengqian; Zaw, Khin; Pan, Guitang; Mo, Xuanxue; Xu, Qiang; Hu, Yunzhong; Li, Xingzhen (2007) Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007
Ni Yan, Jing Zhang, Wanming Yuan, Qingjie Gong, Qingfei Wang, and Jianhong Luo (2013): Acta Petrologica Sinica 29(4), 1347-1357
Li, Zhuang; Lang, Xinghai; Wang, Xuhui; Zheng, Hongshan; Lv, Kehong; Wu, Wenju; Li, Tong; Wang, Dengke (2026) Ore genesis of the Gala gold deposit in the Garzê–Litang suture zone, western Sichuan Province: constraints from textures, trace elements and in-situ sulfur isotopes of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107485. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107485
 
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