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Molybdenite from
Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615473:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCimabanshuo Porphyry Copper Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘHongshan porphyry Cu deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘYalongri Cu-W(-Mo) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBeimulang porphyry Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘXiongbaxi Cu-W(-Mo) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘDongga Cu No. 3 deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘNewtongmen Cu deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Zheng Youye, Zhang Gangyang, Xu Rongke, Gao Shunbao, Pang Yingchun, Cao Liang, Du Andao, and Shi Yuruo (2007): Chinese Science Bulletin 52(22), 3139-3147.
Huang, Y., Ding, J., Dai, J. and Yan, G. (2014), Origin of the Miocene Porphyries from Zhunuo Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, South Tibet. Acta Geologica Sinica, 88: 526–528
Hou, Zengqian, Duan, Lianfeng, Lu, Yongjun, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Zhu, Dicheng, Yang, Zhiming, Yang, Zhusen, Wang, Baodi, Pei, Yingru, Zhao, Zhidan, McCuaig, T. Campbell (2015) Lithospheric Architecture of the Lhasa Terrane and Its Control on Ore Deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen. Economic Geology, 110 (6) 1541-1575 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.6.1541
Li, Hao, Chen, Shuyuan, Shi, Sudong, Zheng, Youye, Wu, Song (2024) Fault-controlled exhumation and preservation of the Zhunuo porphyry copper Deposit, western Gangdese, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106387 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106387
Sun, Xiang, Li, Ruyue, Si, Xiaobo, Xiao, Ke, Deng, Jun (2024) Timing and Mechanism of Ore Precipitation in Porphyry Cu Systems: Insight from LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Fluid Inclusions and In Situ Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Hydrothermal Quartz at Zhunuo Porphyry Cu Deposit, China. Economic Geology, 119 (3) 593-616 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5064
Guan, Hongzhong; Luosang, Jiancuo; Gao, Lutong; Xie, Fuwei (2025) Pyrite Trace-Element Signatures of Porphyry-Epithermal Systems in Xizang: Implications for Metallogenic Discrimination and Hydrothermal Evolution. Minerals, 15 (11). doi:10.3390/min15111113
Cao, Jiale; Wang, Lifang; Liu, Xiaofeng; Wu, Song (2026) Evaluating SWIR Spectral Data and Random Forest Models for Copper Mineralization Discrimination in the Zhunuo Porphyry Deposit. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020213
Sun, Miao; Zhang, Zhi; Zhang, Linkui; Li, Yingxu; Sun, Xinhao; Wang, Yiyun; Gao, Ke (2026) Magmatic controls on variable Cu mineralization at the cluster scale: Wubaduolai and Zhunuo porphyry Cu deposits, southern Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107403. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107403
 
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