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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Ashele Cu-Zn deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ashele Cu-Zn deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:115704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:115704:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSaershouke deposit, Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘDuolanasayi Au Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘManka Au deposit, Kurshim District, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘAidingkeluosai Cu deposit, Jeminay County, Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Zhongfu Cheng (1990): Geology and Prospecting 26(7), 19-24
Wang, Denghong, Chen, Yuchuan, Mao, Jingwen (1998) The Ashele Deposit: A Recently Discovered Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Cu-Zn Deposit in Xinjiang, China. Resource Geology, 48 (1) 31-42 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.1998.tb00005.x
Yang, Yu, Zhang, Huishan, Yang, Xiaoyong, Sun, Chao, Ren, Guangli, Li, Yanguang, Chen, Bo, Jin, Mengqi, Zhao, Xiaojian, Zhou, Ningchao (2024) Evolution of the hydrothermal ore-forming system of Ashele VMS-type Cu-Zn deposit in Xinjiang, NW China: Insights from mineralogy and geochemistry of sulfides. Ore Geology Reviews, 167. 105977 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105977
Yang, Junjie, Zhang, Zhixin, Yang, Chengdong, Yang, Fuquan, Xiao, Hui, Chen, Zesu, Yang, Xingke, He, Hujun (2024) Geochronology and metallogenic mechanism of the Ashele copper–zinc deposit in the Altay, Xinjiang, Northwest China: Insights from pyrite Re–Os dating, trace elements and sulfur isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 106193 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106193
Yang, Yu; Zhang, Huishan; Yang, Xiaoyong; Sun, Chao; Gul, Muhammad A.; Guo, Haiming; Hu, Zhikun (2026) Ore-forming processes of VMS deposits recorded by sulfide mineral chemistry: a case study from the Ashele Cu–Zn deposit, Altai Mountains. Ore Geology Reviews, 197. p.107518. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107518
 
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