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Quartz from
Baoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726008
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726008:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMachangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLuandongshan ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘShuangmacao Au deposit, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMaolipo ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘJinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘZhacun Au deposit, Weishan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘBeiya Area, Dali, Yunnan, China
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘLaomaijian Mine, Eryuan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘHongnitang Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBeiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
References
Liangsheng Ge, Yilin Zou, Zhenhua Li, Xiaodong Gue, Junbing Xing, and Xiaohui Zhang (2002): Geology and Prospecting 38(5), 11-17
Shaoming Wang and Zhengzhong He (2007): Yunnan Geology 26(3), 289-297
He, Wenyan; Yang, Liqiang; Sun, Nuo; Wang, Huaqing; Zhang, Ruirui; Zhang, Shaoying (2025) Magmatic-hydrothermal fluid evolution and genesis of the Machangqing porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, western Yunnan, China: Constraints from fluid inclusion and H-O-S isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 185. 106812 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106812
 
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