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Magnetite from
Kangxi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kangxi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:530877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:530877:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMatoutan Au deposit (Matutan Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘShilipo Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘTieling deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBailingshan Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘPaertagexi porphyry Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘDuotoushan Fe-Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘHongyuntan Fe deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘHeijianshan Fe–Cu (–Au) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Zhang, Lian-Chang; Xiao, Wen-Jiao; Qin, Ke-Zhang; Ji, Jin-sheng; Yang, Xing-ke (2004) Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 93 (2). 224-240 doi:10.1007/s00531-004-0383-x
Yitian Wang, Jingwen Mao, Wen Chen, Fuquan Yang, and Jianmin Yang (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(1), 236-244
Liu, Biao; Sun, Ping-He; Wu, Qian-Hong; Jiang, Jiang-Bo; Li, Huan; Dick, Jeff; Kong, Hua; Xi, Xiao-Shuang; Zheng, Han; Cao, Guo-Xiong; et al. (2022) Timing and origin of orogenic gold mineralization in the Kanggurtag area, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. p.105080. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105080
 
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