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Pyrite from
Liba Au deposit, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Liba Au deposit, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:525643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:525643:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘYawan Au-Sb-W deposit, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMawu Au deposit, Min Co., Dingxi, Gansu, China
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘZhuzigou Au deposit, Wushan Co., Tianshui, Gansu, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘJinshan Au deposit, Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan gold field, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘMaquan Au deposit, Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan gold field, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWenquan Mo deposit, Wushan Co., Tianshui, Gansu, China
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘDengjiashan Pb-Zn deposit (Dengjianshan Pb-Zn deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘAnjiacha Au deposit, Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘZhaishang Au deposit, Min Co., Dingxi, Gansu, China
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘDaqiao Au deposit, Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu, China
References
Jie Huang, Jianye Wang, and Longming Wei (2000): Mineral Deposits 19(2), 105-115
Mao, Jingwen, Qiu, Yumin, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhaochong, Garwin, Steve, Fengshou, Ren (2002) Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 352-377 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0249-0
Jianzhong Feng, Dongbo Wang, Xueming Wang, Shicai Shao, Guofang Lin, and Jianjun Shi (2003): Mineral Deposits 22(3), 257-263
Lijing Yang, Xiaolong Hu, and Peiwen Ma (2004): Geology and Prospecting 40(3), 36-41
Xinhui Liu, Mingshen Feng, Jiajun Liu, Minwu Liu, and Yongwen Zhang (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(4), 6-12
Zhang, Peng-Cong, Li, Shan-Shan, Liu, Bo, He, Deng-Yang, Cai, Quan-Sheng, Kaningu, Germain Bishikwabo, Sun, Xin-Chun (2022) Timing, Provenance, and Tectonic Implications of Ore-Hosting Metasedimentary Rocks in the Giant Liba Gold Deposit, West Qinling Belt, China. Minerals, 12 (7) 903 doi:10.3390/min12070903
Yu, Peng-Yue; Li, Chao; Fu, Jia-Nan; Wang, Jia-Yi; Zhang, Ji-Hao; Zhang, Hao; Ren, Hong-Yu; Yu, Hao-Cheng; Luo, Jian-Xiang; He, Zhi-Jun; et al. (2025) Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS/MS) Rb-Sr sericite geochronology in orogenic gold deposits: Strategies and significance. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106543
Wang, Zelin; Liu, Jiajun; Carranza, Emmanuel John M.; Xue, Rongsen; Zhai, Degao; Weng, Guoming; Zhao, Qingqing; Wang, Linwei; Wang, Guanzhi; Zhang, Bin (2025) Constraints on the metallogenesis of the Liba gold deposit, West Qinling Orogen, China: Evidence from rutile U–Pb dating, pyrite geochemistry and sulfides in-situ S–Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106741 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106741
Li, Zhe-Han; Tan, Hong-Jie; Xing, Ding-Fan; Yang, Tao; He, Tong-Tong; Fu, Jia-Nan; Qiu, Kun-Feng (2026) Hyperspectral Drill Core Spectroscopy for Alteration Zoning in Orogenic Gold Deposits: Insights from the Liba Deposit, West Qinling, China. Minerals, 16 (5). doi:10.3390/min16050526
He, Chong-Guo; Li, Jian-Wei; Kontak, Daniel J.; Evans, Katy; Jin, Xiao-Ye; Wu, Ya-Fei; Zu, Bo; Martin, Laure; Aleshin, Matvei (2026) Pyrite Textures, Trace Element Chemistries, and Isotopic Signatures (S, Pb) Suggest Hybrid Ore-Forming Processes in the World-Class Metasediment-Hosted Liba Au Deposit, West Qinling Orogen, Central China. Economic Geology, 121 (1). 173-195 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5212
He, Chong-Guo; Li, Yu-Zhao; Kontak, Daniel J.; Jin, Xiao-Ye; Du, Shi-Guang; Xu, Zheng; Tao, Huan; Jiang, Hang-Jin; Li, Jian-Wei (2026) In Situ U-Pb Dating of Hydrothermal Monazite From Metasediment-Hosted Orogenic Au Deposits: Constraints on the Age and Geotectonic Setting of Au Mineralization in the West Qinling Orogen, Central China. Economic Geology, 121 (3). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5242
Yang, Likun; Yang, Fan; Tu, Jiarun; Sadeghi, Martiya; Xu, Feifan; Wang, Qian; Hu, Shaoshuai (2026) Arsenopyrite geochemistry and sulfur isotopes reveal the genesis of the Liba Au deposit, West Qinling, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107366. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107366
 
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