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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite 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:963673
Long-form Identifier:1:3:963673:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Luodang Mine, Lalachang Cu deposit (Lala Cu deposit), Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
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
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘDatian 505 Uranium deposit, Renhe District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLaocun phosphorite deposit, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPanzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘLuku Mine, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘLanjiahuoshan deposit, Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘLuku Complex, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘBaicao Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, 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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