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Chalcocite from
Yinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718166:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLuchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘLuodang Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘSuoyipo ore block, Lanniping Mine, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘLalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘTangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘTuanshan Cu deposit (Yonghong Cu deposit), Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘTianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘYinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘDalongtan Cu deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
References
Gongju Li (1978): Geology and Prospecting 14(1), 8-14
Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107
Yuanlong Li and Yuzhao Hu (2013): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 32(2), 167-179
 
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