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Pyrite from
Xicaiyuan Au deposit, Chahar Right Middle Banner (Chaha'er Youyi Zhongqi), Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xicaiyuan Au deposit, Chahar Right Middle Banner (Chaha'er Youyi Zhongqi), Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:781517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:781517:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘXindigou Au deposit, Chahar Right Middle Banner (Chaha'er Youyi Zhongqi), Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘYoulougou Au deposit, Chahar Right Middle Banner (Chaha'er Youyi Zhongqi), Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘLiqingdi Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Zhuozi County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘDasuji Mo deposit, Liangcheng County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘMaoduqing Au deposit, Wuchuan County, Hohhot City (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Inner Mongolia Gold Exploration Team No. 5 (1977): Geology and Prospecting 13(2), 30-33
Yantian Guo and Guangming Tian (1979): Geology and Prospecting 15(8), 29-34
 
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