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Pentlandite from
Baishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458691
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458691:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘXiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘHuangshannan Cu-Ni deposit (Huangshan South Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘHuangshan Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshanxi Cu-Ni-PGE deposit; Huangshan West Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘXiangshan Cu-Ni-V-Ti deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘErhongwa Cu-Ni deposit (Hongwa Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘHongshigang Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘTudun Cu-Ni deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘMingyang Cu-Ni polymetallic deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
References
Fengmei Chai, Zhaochong Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Lianhui Dong, Zuoheng Zhang, Huishou Ye, Hua Wu, and Xinhua Mo (2006): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 25(1), 1-12
Jinxiang Li, Kezhang Qin, Xingwang Xu, He Sun, Songlin Cheng, Hua Wu, and Xinhua Mo (2007): Mineral Deposits 26(1), 43-57
Kuishou Ding, Kezhang Qin, Yingxia Xu, He Sun, Xingwang Xu, Dongmei Tang, Qian Mao, and Yuguang Ma (2007): Typomorphic Characteristics and ore-forming Significance of Pyrrhotite in the Major Cu-Ni Deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang. Mineral Deposits 26(1), 109-119 (in Chinese with English abstract).
 
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