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Pyrrhotite from
Heishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:807211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:807211:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘHuaniushan Mine, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘMazhuangshan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘJinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘNanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘTa'ergou W deposit, Yeniutan intrusion, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
References
Jianguo Yang, Lei Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Xie Xie, and Zhengguang Qie (2012): Geological Bulletin of China 31(2/3), 448-454
Gang Xu, Zhongli Tang, Yalei Wang, Haiqing Yan, Jiangang Jiao, and Jianzhong Wang (2012): Mineral Deposits 31(5), 1075-1086
Ji, Wen-Bin; Bai, Zhong-Jie; Gao, Jian-Feng; Xie, Wei; Zhu, Wei-Guang; Wei, Shuai; Zheng, Shi-Ji (2025) Formation of the Heishan magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Implications from magma oxygen fugacity and sulfur isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 182. 106666 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106666
 
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