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Molybdenite from
Sanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sanchakou Cu deposit (Sanchalu Cu deposit), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453028:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘYuhaixi Mo(Cu) deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘShaquanzi Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘBaishan Mo-Re deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘShuangjingzi Fe deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘHongling Mo Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
References
Yan Sun, Juxing Tang, and Jilu Mu (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 459-462
Yan Sun, Yuanfu Xiao, Fengchun Li, Fahui Xiong, and Zhubin Wang (2009): Geology and Exploration 45(3), 235-239
Zhang, Fang-Fang, Wang, Yin-Hong, Liu, Jia-Jun, Xue, Chun-Ji, Wang, Jian-Ping, Zhang, Wei, Li, Yan-Yan (2022) Paleozoic Magmatism and Mineralization Potential of the Sanchakou Copper Deposit, Eastern Tianshan, Northwest China: Insights from Geochronology, Mineral Chemistry, and Isotopes. Economic Geology, 117 (1) 165-194 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4859
 
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