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Pyrite from
Zhaixia deposit (U deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhaixia deposit (U deposit No. 335), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645686:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘXianshi deposit, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘXianrenzhang deposit (U deposit No. 338), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘShijiaowei deposit (U deposit No. 339), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘXiaoshui deposit, Zhongdong section, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘXiazhuang deposit (U deposit No. 336), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘShituling deposit (U deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘDamaofeng deposit (U deposit No. 331), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘXiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘZhushanxia deposit (U deposit No. 333), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘXinqiaoxi deposit (Xinqiao West deposit; U deposit No. 332a), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Dongfeng Zou, Fanglin Li, Shuang Zhang, Bin Huang, and Keqing Zong (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(5), 912-922
Liu, Mingyi; Wu, Bailin; Zheng, Xin; Zhang, Wanying; Sun, Guoquan; Zhang, Xiaorui; Yang, Mengdi; Ma, Yaxin; Hou, Yu (2025) SIMS Dating of Granite-Hosted Uranium Deposits in the Xiazhuang Ore Field and Its Geological Significance. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060622
 
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