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Covellite from
Dahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524478:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLinghu Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Linghuyu Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘYangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘHaopinggou Mine, Tieluping ore field, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘShizhaigou Au deposit (Duanhe Au deposit), Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘLongmeng Mine, Tieluping ore field, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘShanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
98.9km (61.4 miles) ⓘShiyaogou Mo deposit, Shizimiao Au-Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Mao, Jingwen, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhengwei, Xu, Wenyi, Qiu, Yumin, Deng, Jun (2002) Gold deposits in the Xiaoqinling-Xiong'ershan region, Qinling Mountains, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 306-325 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0248-1
Jian, W., Lehmann, B., Mao, J., Ye, H., Li, Z., He, H., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Feng, J. (2015) Mineralogy, Fluid Characteristics, and Re-Os Age of the Late Triassic Dahu Au-Mo Deposit, Xiaoqinling Region, Central China: Evidence for a Magmatic-Hydrothermal Origin. Economic Geology, 110 (1) 119-145 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.1.119
Jian, W., Mao, J., Lehmann, B., Chen, L., Song, S., Liu, J., ... & Rösel, D. (2022). Late Triassic Au-Mo mineralization in the Xiaoqinling region and a genetic connection to carbonatitic magmatism. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104921.
 
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