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Magnetite from
Weiya V-Ti deposit, Weiya, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Age information
Maximum recorded age:220 ± 30 Ma
Minimum recorded age:220 ± 30 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1220 ± 30 MaLate/Upper Triassic - Sm-Nd
Sample references:
1 -
Han C, Xiao W, Zhao G, Sun M, Qu W, Du A (2014): Re-Os geochronology on molybdenites from the Donggebi Mo Deposit in the Eastern Tianshan of the Central Asia Orogenic Belt and its geological significance. Resource Geology 64 (2) 136-148.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weiya V-Ti deposit, Weiya, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:999545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:999545:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘTianhu Mine, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘTianhu Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘHeifengshan Fe deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘShuangfengshan Cu deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘShaquanzi Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘMine No. 210, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘXiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Wang, Y.-W., Wang, J.-B., Wang, L.-J., Qin, Q.-X., Peng, X.-M., and Hui, W.-D. (2005): Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 24(4), 349-360.
Zheng, Jiahao (2020) A synthesis of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan, NW China. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (4) 1271-1287 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.11.014
He, Yike; Zheng, Jiahao (2026) Fe–Ti oxide–orthopyroxene symplectites in the eastern Tianshan layered intrusions, NW China: Insights into late-stage reactive melt flow and re-equilibration. Ore Geology Reviews, 190. 107182 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107182
 
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