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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Yushui Cu Mine, Mei Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yushui Cu Mine, Mei Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745778:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSongxi Mine (Shongxi Mine), Mei Co., Meizhou, Guangdong, China
84.7km (52.7 miles) ⓘYueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘBitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘXinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘLongjiangting deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘZijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘHoupo'ao Mine, Fengxi District, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
References
Jinyan Yao (1994): Geology and Prospecting 30(4), 5-11
Chen, Gang; Chen, Maohong; Ke, Changhui; Tang, Yanwen (2023) Paleozoic VMS-type stratiform mineralization overprinted by Mesozoic vein-type mineralization in the Yushui copper deposit, eastern Guangdong, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105498
Chen, Gang; Ke, Changhui; Zuo, Junzeng; Dai, Zhihui; Chen, Maohong (2026) Sulfur and lead isotope geochemistry of sulfide minerals from the Yushui copper deposit, eastern Guangdong, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107426. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107426
 
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