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Diopside from
Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yechangping Mo-W deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:873169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:873169:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBabaoshan Fe-Cu deposit, Babaoshan intrusion, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘYinjiagou polymetallic deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘNanyangshan 703 deposit, Nanyangshan pegmatite field, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘDashigou, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘGuanpo pegmatite field, Guanpo, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘMatoushan Mo deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘShangfanggou Mine (Shangfang Mine), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘLengshuibeigou Pb-Zn deposit (Lengshuigou Pb-Zn deposit), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘYumugou Mo-W deposit, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘLuotuoshan Mine, Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Bing Mao, Huishou Ye, Chao Li, Zhongjun Xiao, and Guoqiang Yang (2011): Mineral Deposits 30(6), 1069-1074
Huang, Po-Cheng; Yu, Jie; Yao, Jun-Ming; Qi, Nan; Qiu, Zhi-Wei; Chen, Yan-Jing (2024) Case study of the large-scale Mo-W mineralization in Eastern Qinling, China: Geology and genesis of the Yechangping porphyry-skarn system. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105867
Zhu, Yabo; Zhao, Junfeng; Jiang, Haoyuan; Xiao, Bing (2025) Application of geological and shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectroscopy mapping in the Yechangping giant porphyry-skarn Mo-W deposit, East Qinling, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106873 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106873
Miao, Guang; Dong, Guochen; Yan, Guolong; Qi, Xiaojun; Xiao, Chun; Jiang, Haoyuan; Shi, Zhiwei (2026) Geochemical Fingerprints of Magnetite in Yechangping Super-Large Mo-W Deposit, Western Henan, China: Constraints on Ore-Forming Evolution and Prospecting Implications. Minerals, 16 (4). 374 doi:10.3390/min16040374
 
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