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Chalcopyrite from
Narigongma Cu-Mo deposit, Zadoi Co. (Zaduo Co.), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, 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 Narigongma Cu-Mo deposit, Zadoi Co. (Zaduo Co.), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720889:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘLurige Cu-(Mo) deposit, Zhidoi Co. (Zhiduo Co.), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘChayong Cu-polymetallic deposit, Zhidoi Co. (Zhiduo Co.), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘDongmozhazhua Pb-Zn deposit, Zadoi Co. (Zaduo Co.), Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Baohua Li, Juxing Tang, and Shuyi Dong (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 407-410
Zhengbing Nan, Juxing Tang, and Baohua Li (2007): Xinjiang Geology 25(2), 199-203
Tang, Jialiang; Zhang, Hongwei; Bai, Ru; Zhang, Jingwei; Sun, Tao (2025) Mineral Prospectivity Mapping for Exploration Targeting of Porphyry Cu-Polymetallic Deposits Based on Machine Learning Algorithms, Remote Sensing and Multi-Source Geo-Information. Minerals, 15 (10). doi:10.3390/min15101050
Liu, Si-Lan; Huang, Ming-Liang; Bi, Xian-Wu; Xu, Lei-Luo; Zhu, Jing-Jing; Gao, Wei; Bao, Shan-Bin; Shang, Lin-Bo (2026) Increased Cu fertility from Paleocene Lurige to Eocene Narigongma porphyries in the northern Yulong belt, eastern Tibet: Implication for coupled Plateau uplift and porphyry Cu mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107356. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107356
 
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