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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Diaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528731
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528731:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘZhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘAntuoling Mo deposit, Laishui County, Baoding, Hebei, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBaishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTietangdong breccia, Yixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘYixingzhai Au-Ag deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘXiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘGengzhuang Mine, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Zhaolong Li and Lianying Zhang (1999): Mineral Deposits 18(1), 11- 21
Shaozhi Zhou (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(3), 6-8, 23
Chen, Yan-Jing; Chen, Hua-Yong; Zaw, Khin; Pirajno, Franco; Zhang, Zeng-Jie (2007) Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: An overview. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1-4). 139-169 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001
Cuiyi Niu, Min Qing, Mingguo Tang, Chao Li, Yujie Zhang, and Yanqiu Li (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(5), 972-978
 
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