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Covellite from
Tangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tangdan Mine, Dalaobao, Sahai Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718184
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718184:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSanguozhuang, Shizhuang Village, Tangdan Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘHuidong lead-zinc mine (Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit), Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘYinmin Mine, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘDeze Ni-Mo deposit, Zhanyi District, Qujing, Yunnan, China
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘDalongtan Cu deposit, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘLuchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107
Tan, Mao, Huang, Xiao-Wen, Meng, Yu-Miao, Qi, Liang (2024) Distribution and enrichment mechanism of rhenium in sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits: A case study from the Tangdan deposit, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106342 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106342
 
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