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Molybdenite from
Weijia W deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weijia W deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:808671
Long-form Identifier:1:3:808671:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘLiguifu W-Sn deposit, Dupangling Sn ore field, Guanyang Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘDa'ao W-Sn deposit, Jiuyishan Sn-W ore field, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘZhengchong Rb deposit, Jiuyishan Sn-W ore field, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘShuiximiao Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘNiulanling Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘXiangtanling Mine, Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘBaishiding Mine, Babu District, Hezhou, Guangxi, China
References
Fushun Li, Ruhua Kang, Xuyun Hu, Wuliang Ma, Xinhua Huang, Yonghong Zeng, Junbin Tang, Xian Zhu, Zhiwei Qin, Jie Zhao, and Libin He (2012): Geology in China 39(2), 445-457
Liu, Biao; Wu, Qian-Hong; Kong, Hua; Chen, She Fa; Li, Huan; Zhang, De-Xian; Xi, Xiao-Shuang; Wu, Jing-Hua; Jiang, Hua (2022) Tungsten mineralization process and oxygen fugacity evolution in the Weijia W deposit, South China: Constraints from the microstructures, geochemistry, and oxygen isotopes of scheelite, garnet, and calcite. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104952
 
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