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Hematite from
Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:963665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:963665:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
Luodang Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Shilong Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
11.3km (7.1 miles) ⓘHongnipo Cu Deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘShilong Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLuodang Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘBailongtan phosphorite deposit, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘLuchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘLiuju Cu deposit (Luzhou Cu deposit; Liuzu Cu deposit; Liuzhi Cu deposit), Dayao copper mine, Dayao County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘZhujiabaobao Mine, Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘCentral Yunnan Province (Yenanchang), Yuanmou County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘYinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
References
Zhimin, Z., & Yali, S. (2013). Direct Re-Os dating of chalcopyrite from the Lala IOCG deposit in the Kangdian copper belt, China. Economic Geology, 108(4), 871-882.
Song, H., Chi, G., Zang, C., Xu, D., Xu, Z., Fan, G., Zhang, G. (2020): Uranium enrichment in the Lala Cu-Fe deposit, Kangdian region, China: A new case of uranium mineralization associated with an IOCG system. Ore Geology Reviews: 121: 103463
Niu, Baiqiang, Zhong, Fujun, Zhang, Zhihang, Wang, Ling, Yang, Shuang, Zhao, Qifeng, Chen, Liang, Chen, Yiping, Xia, Fei, Pan, Jiayong (2024) Rare earth mineralization in the Lala IOCG deposit, Southwest China: Insight from the mineralogy, geochemistry, and geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106169 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106169
 
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