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Chalcopyrite from
Liushanyan Cu-Zn deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Liushanyan Cu-Zn deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707399:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘXiahuangzhuyuan Au deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLaowan Mo deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘLaowan Au deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘPoshan Mine, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘYindongpo Mine, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘShuangbaojian ore block, Suixian Mo deposit, Sui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘYindongling Ag deposit, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘHuangjiagou ore block, Suixian Mo deposit, Sui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘHeilongtan Au deposit, Sui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘQian'echong Mo deposit, Guangshui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
References
Changshan Wei, Zhenqiang Yang, Junqi Wei, Jianming Fu, and Yeming Zhang (2002): Geology and Mineral Resources of South China 18(4), 41-46
Guangbin Zhu, Guofan Liu, Xinnian Yao, and Zhenjun Yang (2005): Journal of Earth Sciences and Environment 27(1), 44-52
Changhai Yan, Yonghang Xu, Yi Peng, and Taiping Zhao (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(1), 14-27
Zhenlin Han and Jin Qu (2009): Journal of Guizhou University, Natural Science Edition 28(3), 67-71
Zeng, Renyu; Wang, Qingfei; Santosh, M.; Allen, Mark B.; Su, Hui; Ju, Peijiao; Yuan, Ziqi; Zhang, You; Zhang, Xiaoxuan; Liu, Guangxian (2025) Early Paleozoic Tethyan evolution and metallogeny in East Asia. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106890 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106890
 
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