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Chalcopyrite from
Paoma Pb-Zn deposit (Quezhushan Pb-Zn deposit), Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paoma Pb-Zn deposit (Quezhushan Pb-Zn deposit), Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:801774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:801774:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘYinchanggou-Qiluogou Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘChahe Sn-Cu deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSidakuai Pb-Zn deposit, Quezhushan Pb-Zn ore field, Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘWuyi Pb-Zn deposit, Butuo County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘTianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDalongtan Cu deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘDayinchang Pb-Zn deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Guangxing He, Qiwu Sun, Chuanjian Xia, and Binwu Deng (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(s), 81-84
Zhiyong Lin, Denghong Wang, and Changqing Zhang (2010): Geology in China 37(2), 488-494
 
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