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Molybdenite from
Bairong Cu-Mo deposit, Nyêmo Co. (Nimu Co.), Lhasa, 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 Bairong Cu-Mo deposit, Nyêmo Co. (Nimu Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644615:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘChongjiang Cu-(Mo-Au) deposit, Nyêmo Co. (Nimu Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘTinggong Cu-Mo deposit (Tingguan Cu-Mo deposit), Nyêmo Co. (Nimu Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘGangjiang Cu-Mo deposit, Nyêmo Co. (Nimu Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘJigongcun Mo deposit, Qüxü Co. (Qushui Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘNanmu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qüxü Co. (Qushui Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘJiru Cu deposit, Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Hou, Zengqian; Yang, Zhiming; Qu, Xiaoming; Meng, Xiangjin; Li, Zhenqing; Beaudoin, G.; Rui, Zongyao; Gao, Yongfeng; Zaw, Khin (2009) The Miocene Gangdese porphyry copper belt generated during post-collisional extension in the Tibetan Orogen. Ore Geology Reviews, 36 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.006
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
Chen, X., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Zou, S., Li, K., Zhu, Z. J., & Leng, C. B. (2022). Volatile evolution of magmas associated with the Bairong deposit, Tibet, and implications for porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105201.
Xu, Zhongbiao; Li, Wenchang; Yang, Fucheng; Jiang, Hua; Wang, Xiaoyu; Li, Sheng (2025) Origin and geodynamic setting of adakitic intrusions in the Bairong porphyry Cu–Mo deposit, central Gangdese Belt, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106867 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106867
 
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