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Sphalerite from
Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maoping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:474875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:474875:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘLekai Pb-Zn deposit, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘXuanwei Formation, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘJinshachang Pb-Zn deposit, Yongshan County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘHuodehong Pb-Zn deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘLemachang Ag-(Pb-Zn) deposit, Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘMaomaochang-Zhazichang Pb-Zn deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘZhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLehong Mine, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
93.4km (58.0 miles) ⓘMaozu Pb-Zn deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘZubu deposit, Jinyang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Haijun Zou, Runsheng Han, Bin Hu, and Hong Liu (2004): Geology and Prospecting 40(5), 43-48
Changqing Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Suoping Wu, Houmin Li, Feng Liu, Baojian Guo, and Derong Gao (2005): Mineral Deposits 24(3), 336-348
Hu, X., Chen, Y., Liu, G., Yang, H., Luo, J., Ren, K., & Yang, Y. (2021). Numerical modeling of formation of the Maoping Pb-Zn deposit within the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Metallogenic Province, Southwestern China: Implications for the spatial distribution of concealed Pb mineralization and its controlling factors. Ore Geology Reviews, 104573.
Wang, Lei, Runsheng Han, Yan Zhang, and Xiaodong Li. (2023) "Mixing in Two Types of Fluids Responsible for Some Carbonate-Hosted Pb–Zn Deposits, SW China: Insights from the Maoping Deposit" Minerals 13, no. 5: 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050600
Niu, Pan-Pan; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Muñoz, Manuel (2023) Two-stage enrichment of germanium in the giant Maoping MVT Pb-Zn deposit, southwestern China: Constraints from in situ analysis of multicolor sphalerites. Ore Geology Reviews, 157. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105421
Niu, Pan–Pan, Jiang, Shao–Yong, Muñoz, Manuel (2024) Formation of the giant Maoping Mississippi Valley-type Pb–Zn (Ge) deposit via fluid mixing: Evidence from trace element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106110 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106110
Niu, Pan-Pan, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Muñoz, Manuel (2024) Newly discovered germanium minerals in Huize and Maoping MVT Pb Zn deposits in Southwest China: Implications for the germanium enrichment mechanism and exploration. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107590
Lan, Kaijun; Zhou, Ye; Miao, Yu; Li, Mingxiao; Wu, Liang; Zhou, Jiaxi; Luo, Kai; Li, Shizhong (2026) A Study of the Trace Element Enrichment Patterns in Sulfides from the Maoping Pb-Zn Deposit, SW China. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020130
Lu, ShuangJiao; Wei, AiYing; Xue, ChuanDong; Zeng, YuCan; Zhou, HongLin; Li, HuiQi; Zhu, MingJie; Zhong, Hua; Gong, XiaoLong; Wu, LiHua (2026) The ore-forming process of the Maoping MVT Pb-Zn deposit in northeastern Yunnan, SW China: Constraints from trace element compositions of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. 107277 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107277
Gao, Lisheng; Wang, Guanghui; Yang, Guangshu (2026) Metal Sources of Zn–Pb and Bauxite Deposits in the Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou Region: Constraints from Pb Isotopes and Zn/Cd Ratios of Basement and Cover Strata. Geosciences, 16 (6). p.228. doi:10.3390/geosciences16060228
 
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