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Epidote from
Kekesala-Aimusidaiyi Fe-Cu deposit, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Kekesala-Aimusidaiyi Fe-Cu deposit, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:880993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:880993:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘAshale Cu-Au deposit, Nileke Co. (Nilka Co.; Nilqa Co.), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘLailisigaoer Mo deposit, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘJiamante Au deposit, Nileke Co. (Nilka Co.; Nilqa Co.), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘQixing Zn-Pb deposit, Nailenggele ore field, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHalegati Cu-Fe deposit, Nileke Co. (Nilka Co.; Nilqa Co.), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘSeleteguole Cu-Mo deposit, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘNulasai Cu deposit, Nileke Co. (Nilka Co.; Nilqa Co.), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘKuokuqueke Fe-Cu skarn deposit, Yining Co., Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘKendenggao'er Cu-Mo deposit, Jinghe Co. (Jing Co.), Bo'ertala Autonomous Prefecture (Börtala Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘQunjsai deposit, Nileke Co. (Nilka Co.; Nilqa Co.), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Xuexiang Gu, Yongmei Zhang, Xinli Wang, Liqiang Zhang, Lianhui Dong, Qijun Tu, Ruiping Liu, and Hu Gao (2013): Earth Science Frontiers 20(6), 195-209
Zhang, Ying-Shuai, Zhang, Yong-Mei, Gu, Xue-Xiang, Peng, Yi-Wei, Wang, Jia-Lin, Wang, Tao (2025) Two discrete late Paleozoic skarnizations recorded by garnet from the Kekesala Fe-Cu deposit, NW China: Implications for regional magmatic-hydrothermal episodes in the northern Yili Block. Ore Geology Reviews, 176. 106408 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106408
 
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