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Chalcopyrite from
Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, 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 Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866729:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘChalapu Au deposit, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘPanan W deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘChongmuda Cu-Au-Ag deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
64.0km (39.7 miles) ⓘMingze-Chengba Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘShuangbujiere Cu deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘNuri Cu-Mo-W deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang 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
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘLongruri Au-Sb deposit (Nongruri Au-Sb deposit), Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘMazhala Sb-Au deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘDemingding Mo-Cu deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), 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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