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Epidote from
Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528882:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘHutouya Mine, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘKetelegaole Cu-W polymetallic deposit, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘYemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘYemaquin Fe-polymetallic deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘSijiaoyang Pb-Zn deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘGalinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘNo. VI Ore Block, Galinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘNiukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘYazigou Cu-(Mo) deposit, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘSuolajier Mine, Ka'erqueka Cu-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Chunyan Dong, Xiaoguo Chi, Fengyue Sun, and Yuan Zhang (2005): Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources 1(1), 29-33
Chen, Yan-Jing; Chen, Hua-Yong; Zaw, Khin; Pirajno, Franco; Zhang, Zeng-Jie (2007) Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: An overview. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1-4). 139-169 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001
Tong Pan (2008): Geology and Prospecting 44(2), 51-54
Yanping Cai, Jiong Li, Haichuan Liang, and Lei Zhang (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(2), 41-46
Zhang, Rulin, Yuan, Feng, Deng, Yufeng, Xu, Haiquan, Zhou, Taofa, Wang, Fangyue, Wang, Zhiqiang, Li, Yue, Han, Jianjun, Zhang, Feifei (2024) Implications of garnet composition on metallogenic chronology and ore-forming fluid evolution of skarn deposits: A case study of the Kendekeke Fe-polymetallic deposit in East Kunlun. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106020 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106020
 
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