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Orpiment from
Yata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:523372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:523372:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBanqi Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘJinfeng Mine (Lannigou Mine), Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMaxiong Sb-Au deposit (Maxuong Sb-Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘZheyi Au-Sb deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘPeyian Au-As deposit, Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLintan Au deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘDaguan Au-As-Sb deposit, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘGetang Au-Sb deposit, Anlong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘLangquan Au deposit, Leye Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘLanmuchang Tl deposit, Huijiabao gold field, Xingren County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
References
Xiaoqing Zhu and Zhonggang Wang (2002): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 21(4), 370-373.
He, Xinghua; Chai, Mingchun; Su, Wenchao; Shen, Nengping; Wang, Fangyue; Xia, Xiao-ping (2026) The source of gold in the Yata Carlin-type deposit, southwest China: constraints from pyrite chemistry and sulfur isotope. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107373. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107373
 
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