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Pyrrhotite from
Ashele Cu-Zn deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ashele Cu-Zn deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:753540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:753540:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSaershouke deposit, Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘTuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘDuolanasayi Au Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘDoranasai Au deposit, Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJinba Au deposit, Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘKeyinbulake Zn-Cu deposit, Qongkur basin, Bu'erjin Co. (Burqin Co.; Burchin Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
92.0km (57.1 miles) ⓘKarchiga deposit, Kurshim District, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
References
Zhongfu Cheng (1990): Geology and Prospecting 26(7), 19-24
Jiaxin Teng and Qingming Wang (2006): Northwestern Geology 39(2), 17-33
Yang, Junjie, Zhang, Zhixin, Yang, Chengdong, Yang, Fuquan, Xiao, Hui, Chen, Zesu, Yang, Xingke, He, Hujun (2024) Geochronology and metallogenic mechanism of the Ashele copper–zinc deposit in the Altay, Xinjiang, Northwest China: Insights from pyrite Re–Os dating, trace elements and sulfur isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 106193 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106193
 
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