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Hematite from
Ga'erqiong Cu-Au deposit, Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ga'erqiong Cu-Au deposit, Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:804027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:804027:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘGalale Cu-Au deposit, Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘZhule prospect, Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘCaima Fe deposit, Rutog Co. (Ritu Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
References
Zhijun Li, Juxing Tang, Xiaofeng Yao, Ji Duo, Hongfei Liu, Shilin Deng, Zhi Zhang, Jinshu Zhang, and Zhenghua Hu (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(6), 1149-1153
Zhenghua Hu, Feng Ding, Juxing Tang, Zhijun Li, Xiaofeng Yao, Shilin Deng, Zhi Zhang, Yiyun Wang, Hongxing Wang, Junlong Song, and Wei Chen (2012): Acta Geoscientica Sinica 33(4), 588-600
Zhi Zhang, Juxing Tang, Yuchuan Chen, Zhijun Li, Junlong Song, Xiaofeng Yao, Yi Yang, Zhenghua Hu, Wei Chen, and Hongxing Wang (2013): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 32(3), 305-317
Hou, Zengqian, Duan, Lianfeng, Lu, Yongjun, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Zhu, Dicheng, Yang, Zhiming, Yang, Zhusen, Wang, Baodi, Pei, Yingru, Zhao, Zhidan, McCuaig, T. Campbell (2015) Lithospheric Architecture of the Lhasa Terrane and Its Control on Ore Deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen. Economic Geology, 110 (6) 1541-1575 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.6.1541
 
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