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Hematite from
Cihai iron mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cihai iron mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:908526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:908526:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘShadong W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘM1033 Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘKumtag Mine (Kumultage Mine), Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘYamansu Fe-(Cu) deposit, Yamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
96.0km (59.6 miles) ⓘYamansu, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘHuaping Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Guochao Zuo, Shaoxiong Li, Shounan Yu, and Qiulin Li (2004): Northwestern Geology 37(2), 53-61
Jiahao Zheng, Qingpeng Meng, Hailong Liu, Bin Wu, Feng Liu, Qiang Li, and Wenqing Han (2014): Mineral Deposits 33(2), 271-285
Huang, Xiao-Wen; Meng, Yu-Miao; Long, Tao; Qi, Liang (2025) Cobalt mineralization in an evolving skarn system: Insights from co-bearing minerals in the Cihai Fe-Co deposit, NW China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 290. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2025.106674
 
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