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Epidote from
Sungun Mine (Songun Mine), Varzaqan county, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran


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 Sungun Mine (Songun Mine), Varzaqan county, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:611565
Long-form Identifier:1:3:611565:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘHaftcheshmeh deposit, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘAnjerd Mine, Ahar, Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘAstamal skarn deposit, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘMazraeh Mine, Ahar, Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘMiveh Rud (Miveh Rood; Mivehrood; Movārī; Muvāri; Myuvari), Arzil Rural District, Kharvana District, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘArchidzor prospect, Syunik Province, Armenia
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘShahumyan Mine, Kapan, Kapan, Syunik Province, Armenia
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘCentralni West, Kapan, Syunik Province, Armenia
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘKajaran Mine, Kajaran, Kajaran, Syunik Province, Armenia
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘKazanlich Cu-Mo prospect, Kajaran, Syunik Province, Armenia
References
Hezarkhani, A., Williams-Jones, A. E., Gammons, C. H. (1999) Factors controlling copper solubility and chalcopyrite deposition in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (8) 770-783 doi:10.1007/s001260050237
Kamali, Amin, Moayyed, Mohsen, Amel, Nasir, Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad, Mohammadiha, Kourosh, Santos, José, Brenna, Marco (2018) Post-Mineralization, Cogenetic Magmatism at the Sungun Cu-Mo Porphyry Deposit (Northwest Iran): Protracted Melting and Extraction in an Arc System. Minerals, 8 (12) 588 doi:10.3390/min8120588
Kamali, Amin Allah, Moayyed, Mohsen, Saumur, Benoit M., Fadaeian, Mohammad (2022) Mineralogy and Mineral Chemistry of Dioritic Dykes, Quartz Diorite Enclaves and Pyroxene of the Sungun Cu-Mo Porphyry Deposit, East Azerbaijan, Iran. Minerals, 12 (10) 1218 doi:10.3390/min12101218
Núñez, Constanza; Mery, Nadia; Maleki, Mohammad (2026) Stacking Ensemble Learning for Copper Grade Prediction at the Sungun Porphyry Copper Deposit: Statistical Performance Versus Geological Coherence. Minerals, 16 (10). doi:10.3390/min16101063
 
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