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Galena from
Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866727
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866727:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘOrebody CR-11, Kangjinla Cr deposit, Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLuobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘChalapu Au deposit, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘZhaxikang Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb deposit (Zaxikang Pb-Zn-Ag-Sb deposit), Zhaxikang ore district, Cona Co. (Cuona Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘMingsai Au deposit, Zhaxikang ore district, Cona Co. (Cuona Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘLongruri Au-Sb deposit (Nongruri Au-Sb deposit), Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
References
Qingzhong Sun, Yuanchuan Zheng, Zengqian Hou, Zhusen Yang, Wei Li, Kexian Huang, and Song Zhang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(2), 353-366
Li, H., Wang, Q., Weng, W., Dong, C., Yang, L., Wang, X., & Deng, J. (2022). Co-precipitation of gold and base metal sulfides during fluid boiling triggered by fault-valve processes in orogenic gold deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 105090.
Ding, Zhengpeng; Sun, Xiaoming; Hu, Siyu; Chen, Hongjun; Li, Dengfeng; Fu, Yu; Xu, Li; Wu, Zhongyang; Huang, Fei (2023) Role of carbonaceous material in gold precipitation for orogenic gold deposits: A case study of the Bangbu gold deposit in southern Tibet, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 152. 105231 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105231
Weng, Weijun; Wang, Qingfei; Li, Huajian; Yang, Lin; Dong, Chaoyi; Xu, Xiaojie (2023) Mechanism and age of gold remobilization in orogenic gold deposit from primary laminated ore to the high-grade ore: A case study from Cenozoic Bangbu gold deposit, Tethyan Himalaya. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105464
Li, Jian; Cai, Wen-Yan; Cui, Qing-Yi; Shi, Hong-Jiang; Xu, Kai-Lei; Yang, Le; Lei, Ming; Song, Kang-Nan (2025) The role of deep-sourced metamorphic fluids in Au enrichment: A case study of the Bangbu Au deposit, southern Tibet (Western China). Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106699 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106699
Liang, Yi; Jiao, Xing-Yu; Zhou, Chun-Bo; Pei, Qiu-Ming; Huang, Hao-Nan; Zhang, Huai-Yi; Ge, Hang-Fei (2025) Ore-forming fluids and conditions of gold mineralization in the Bangbu orogenic gold deposit, eastern Tibet, China: Constraints from gold fineness, fluid inclusion and thermodynamic simulation. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106962 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106962
 
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