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Vesuvianite from
Zhibula Cu deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhibula Cu deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:913962
Long-form Identifier:1:3:913962:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘKelu Cu-Au deposit (Keru Cu-Au deposit), Zhanang Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘNuri Cu-Mo-W deposit, NÊdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘShuangbujiere Cu deposit, NÊdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘMingze-Chengba Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘChongmuda Cu-Au-Ag deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Guangming Li, Zongyao Rui, Gaoming Wang, Fangcheng Lin, Bo Liu, Hongquan She, Chengyou Feng, and Wenjun Qu (2005): Mineral Deposits 24(5), 481-489
Xu, Jing, Ciobanu, Cristiana Liana, Cook, Nigel John, Gao, Shen, Zhao, Taiping, Jiang, Jichen (2024) Constraints on Ore Genesis from Trace Ore Mineralogy: A New Occurrence of Kupčíkite and Paděraite from the Zhibula Cu Skarn Deposit, Southern Tibet. Minerals, 14 (5) doi:10.3390/min14050474
 
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