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Pyrite from
Tieyaoshan W-Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, 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 Tieyaoshan W-Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:526905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:526905:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘGudong Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘXiaolonghe Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘDasongpo Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCaoziwa Pb–Zn deposit, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘLiancheng Cu deposit, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘLaopingshan Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘXinqi Sn-W deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLailishan Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Lianghe County, Dehong, Yunnan, China
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘDiantan Sn-Fe deposit, Diantan, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘDatongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit (Dadongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit), Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
References
Feibao Wu and Zongyu Li (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(8), 20-26
Shilu Zhang (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(3), 19-26
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
Yang, Wu; Chen, Xiaocui (2026) Prospecting Prediction of the Tieyaoshan Tin Deposit Based on Zircon U–Pb Geochronology, Geochemical Data and Tectonic Numerical Simulation. Minerals, 16 (9). doi:10.3390/min16090877
 
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