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Chalcopyrite from
Tawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866671
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866671:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘWest Nalingguole River Fe deposit, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘChangshan Mo deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘNiukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘKaimuqi mafic–ultramafic intrusion, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘNo. VI Ore Block, Galinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘGalinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘSijiaoyang Pb-Zn deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘYemaquin Fe-polymetallic deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘYemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
75.1km (46.6 miles) ⓘXiarihamu Cu-Ni deposit, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Chengsheng Tian, Chengyou Feng, Junhong Li, and Dezhi Cao (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(1), 169-176
Xiang, Xiuyue; Chen, Chao; Lv, Xinbiao; Huang, Baoke; Xu, Rongke; Liu, Hongyu; Zhang, Zhongcheng; Liu, Yuanlin (2026) Petrogenesis and Geological Significance of Intrusive Rocks in the Tawenchahanxi Iron Deposit, Qimantagh Area, East Kunlun: Constraints from Geochronology, Petrogeochemistry, and Zircon Hf Isotopes. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030242
 
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