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Tourmaline from
Tongkuangyu Cu deposit, Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongkuangyu Cu deposit, Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453189:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBizigou Cu deposit (Bizhigou Cu deposit), Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘHenglingguan Cu deposit, Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Jiang Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘHujiayu Cu deposit, Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘLuojiahe Cu deposit, Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
References
Zhongtiaoshan Non-Ferrous Metals Company (1976): Geology and Prospecting 12(3), 31-34
Yunqing Zhen, Jisheng Du, Liling Liu, and Yanghu Wang (1992): Geology and Prospecting 28(7), 8-13
Zhian Qin and Keqin Xue (2003): Geological Survey and Research 26(2), 108-113
Liu, X., Yang, K., Rusk, B., Qiu, Z., Hu, F., & Pironon, J. (2019). Copper Sulfide Remobilization and Mineralization during Paleoproterozoic Retrograde Metamorphism in the Tongkuangyu Copper Deposit, North China Craton. Minerals, 9(7), 443.
 
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