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Molybdenite from
Yongping Mine (Shuiping Mine), Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yongping Mine (Shuiping Mine), Yongping, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645588:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘChuankeng skarn Cu deposit, Yanshan Co. (Qianshan Co.), Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘXiongjia U deposit (U deposit No. 60), Shengyuan Uranium ore field (Yingtan Uranium ore field), Guixi Co., Yingtan, Jiangxi, China
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘJinzhuping Mo-polymetallic deposit, Shangrao Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘSongshugang Nb-Ta-W-Sn deposit (Geyuan Nb-Ta-W-Sn deposit), Lingshan complex, Hengfeng Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘLengshuikeng Ag-Pb-Zn-Au deposit, Guixi Co., Yingtan, Jiangxi, China
86.2km (53.5 miles) ⓘJinshan Au deposit, Jinshan Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘMaoyangtou U deposit (U deposit No. 570), Pucheng County, Nanping, Fujian, China
88.9km (55.3 miles) ⓘFujiawu Cu-Mo deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘZhushahong Cu-Au deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘTongchang Mine, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
References
Shiyian Lin, Yixiu Tang, Guangcheng Meng, and Jianzhu Liu (1984): Geology and Prospecting 29(9), 64-70
Peizheng Li, Guoping Deng, Hong Tao, and Yanzhi Wu (1999): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 23(4), 300-307
Pei Ni, Jinghui Tian, Xiaoting Zhu, Hongfei Ling, Shaoyong Jiang, and Lianxing Gu (2005): Acta Petrologica Sinica 21(5), 1339-1346
Xiaofeng Li, Yasushi Watanabe, and Wenjun Qu (2007): Acta Petrologica Sinica 23(10), 2353-2365
Papst, I. (2007): Mitt. Österreich. Mineral. Ges. 153, 331-332
Zhang, Yu, Qingquan Liu, Yongjun Shao, and Hongbin Li. (2017) "Fingerprinting the Hydrothermal Fluid Characteristics from LA-ICP-MS Trace Element Geochemistry of Garnet in the Yongping Cu Deposit, SE China" Minerals 7, no. 10: 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7100199
Shi, Defeng; Fan, Shini; Li, Guixian; Zhu, Yun; Yan, Qing; Jia, Mengjie; Faisal, Mohamed (2024) Genesis of Yongping copper deposit in the Qin-Hang Metallogenic Belt, SE China: Insights from sulfide geochemistry and sulfur isotopic data. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106231
Zhang, Yao-Yao; Sui, Shen-Ao; Wei, Jin; Liu, Kai; Yan, Jin-Kai; Zhang, Xin-Ming; Zhang, Da; Ouyang, Yong-Peng; Chen, Qi; Zeng, Run-Ling; et al. (2026) Genesis of the Cunqian Cu polymetallic system, South China inland: constraints from robust zircon and garnet u-pb geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry and Hf isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107295. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107295
Miao, Tengfeng; Li, Xiaolong; Lai, Lianxin; Li, Bin; Zhu, Hongtao; Zhang, Xinxin; Li, Yanjun; Wei, Junhao (2026) Petrography, geochemistry and U-pb dating of garnet from the Yongping skarn-type Cu-W deposit, South China: implications for hydrothermal evolution and mineral exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107490. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107490
 
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