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Zoisite from
Nanyangtian W deposit, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Zoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nanyangtian W deposit, Malipo County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:780445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:780445:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zoisite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘDulong Sn-Zn deposit, Dulong ore field, Maguan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
References
Yongfu Kang (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(6), 1-10
Hongzhao Shi, Linkui Zhang, Guangming Ren, Shusheng Liu, Bin Zhang, Jie Dai, and Minhua Chen (2011): Geology in China 38(3), 673-680
Cai, Q., Yan, Y., Yang, G., Jia, F., & Li, C. (2018). Genesis of the Nanyangtian scheelite deposit in southeastern Yunnan Province, China: evidence from mineral chemistry, fluid inclusions, and C–O isotopes. Acta Geochimica, 37(4), 614-631.
Tang, Zi-Chao; Zhao, Xiao-Yu; Deng, Ming-Guo; Li, Wen-Chang; Chen, Ying-Hua; Zhang, Qing-Ge; Zhang, Ding-Cai (2026) Scheelite geochemistry constrains the origin of W mineralization in the Laojunshan district, Southeast Yunnnan, China: Comparative studies from the Nanyangtian, Changtian and Saxi deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 190. 107179 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107179
 
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