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Pyrrhotite from
Liwu Cu-Zn deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Liwu Cu-Zn deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:530014
Long-form Identifier:1:3:530014:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘDaniuchang Mo-W Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘZiershi Mo-Cu Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘBaozi Hill, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘLizhuang REE deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘDashuigou Te-polymetallic deposit, Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan, China
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘBainiuchang Au-polymetallic deposit, Muli County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘDashanshu intrusion, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Yang Weihua (1996): Geochemistry of Strata-Bound Copper Deposits. In: Tu Guangzhi and Xu Zhonglun, eds.: Geochemistry of Strata-Bound Deposits in China. Science Press, Beijing (1996), pp. 470-507
Jie, DAI; Chuan-min, SUN; Jun, DING; Xiao-liang, FENG (2009) Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrum analysis of the ore minerals from the Liwu copper deposit, Jiulong, Sichuan. Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology, 29 (4). 105-110
Xiaogang Wang, Gen Chen, and Yunfeng Yan (2010): Modern Mining 11(11), 44-48
Guan, Sensen; He, Zhengwei; Wang, Jiaxian; Chen, Xin; He, Li (2026) Geochemical Characteristics and Exploration Implications of Primary Halos in the Liwu Copper Deposit, Western Yangtze Block, China. Minerals, 16 (5). doi:10.3390/min16050496
Yuan, Hua-yun, , , Zhou, Qing, Song, Yuan-bao, Zhang, Wei, Zhang, Hui-hua, Li, Tong-zhu, Yin, Tao, Wang, Chang-nan, Tang, Gao-lin, , , , (2026) Mineralization of the Liwu large-scale stratiform copper deposits in Sichuan Province, China: Constraints from fluid inclusions. China Geology, 6. 1-17 doi:10.31035/cg2023034
 
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