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Molybdenite from
Chihu Mo-Cu deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, 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 Chihu Mo-Cu deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453044
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453044:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLinglong Cu deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘTuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘYandong Cu deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘDonggebe W-Mo deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘYanxi Cu deposit, Tuwu-Yandong copper ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘHeiyanshan W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘShuangqing Cu deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
pubs.usgs.gov (2006) http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/PorCu.txt
Hua Wu, Huaqin Li, Fuwen Chen, Yunfa Lu, Gang Deng, Yuping Mei, and Hougui Ji (2006): Geological Bulletin of China 25(5), 549-552
An, Weicai, Xue, Chunji, Zhao, Yun, Li, Chao (2022) Two Periods of Porphyry Cu Mineralization and Metallogenic Implications in the Tuwu–Yandong Belt (NW China), Based on Re–Os Systematics of Molybdenite. Minerals, 12 (9) 1127 doi:10.3390/min12091127
An, Weicai, Xue, Chunji, Zhao, Yun, Li, Chao, Xu, Dengfeng, Chen, Bo (2022) Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications of Late Carboniferous Intrusions in the Tuwu-Yandong Porphyry Cu Belt (NW China): Constraints from Geochronology, Geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Hf Isotopes. Minerals, 12 (12) 1573 doi:10.3390/min12121573
 
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