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Petzite from
Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Petzite
Formula:Ag3AuTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:764932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:764932:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petzite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘJintongcha Au-Ag-Cu deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘS60 gold-quartz vein, Fancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘFancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDongchuang Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘLianzigou Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘShanggong Mine, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Zhenkuan Luo, Kang Guan, Manzhi Wang, and Chuantai Wang (1999): Guizhou Geology 5(3), 69-74
Bi, Shi-Jian, Li, Jian-Wei, Zhou, Mei-Fu, Li, Zhan-Ke (2011) Gold distribution in As-deficient pyrite and telluride mineralogy of the Yangzhaiyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling district, southern North China craton. Mineralium Deposita, 46 (8) 925-941 doi:10.1007/s00126-011-0359-2
Li, J.-W., Li, Z.-K., Zhou, M.-F., Chen, L., Bi, S.-J., Deng, X.-D., Qiu, H.-N., Cohen, B., Selby, D., Zhao, X.-F. (2012) The Early Cretaceous Yangzhaiyu Lode Gold Deposit, North China Craton: A Link Between Craton Reactivation and Gold Veining. Economic Geology, 107 (1) 43-79 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.1.43
Suofei Xiong, Zhenju Ding, Shuzhen Yao, Jie Xiong, Xinlu Hu, Mouchun He, and Mantang Tan (2013): Characteristics of ore-forming fluid of Yangzhaiyu gold deposit in Xiaoqinling gold district, Henan Province. Mineral Deposits 32(6), 1249-1261 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Jian, Wei; Lehmann, Bernd; Mao, Jingwen; Ye, Huishou; Li, Zongyan; Zhang, Jinge; Zhang, Hai; Feng, Jiangwei; Ye, Yongzhe (2014) Telluride and Bi-sulfosalt Mineralogy of the Yangzhaiyu Gold Deposit, Xiaoqinling Region, Central China. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (5). 883-898 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400007
Wu, Tong, Liu, Jiajun, Carranza, Emmanuel John M., Zhai, Degao, Chang, Ming, Yin, Chao, Wang, Dazhao (2025) Characteristics of ore-forming fluid and sources of ore-forming material in the Yangzhaiyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling gold district. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106579 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106579
 
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