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Diopside from
Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940001:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diopside in this Region
Bijiashan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Hongnitang Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Wandongshan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWandongshan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHongnitang Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBijiashan Mine, Beiya Au-Cu ore field, Heqing County, Dali, Yunnan, China
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBeiya Area, Dali, Yunnan, China
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘLuandongshan ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBaoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘJinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘMachangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
References
Wen-Yan He, Xuan-Xue Mo, Zhong-Hua He, Noel C. White, Jin-Biao Chen, Kai-Hui Yang, Rui Wang, Xue-Hui Yu, Guo-Chen Dong, and Xiong-Fei Huang (2015) The Geology and Mineralogy of the Beiya Skarn Gold Deposit in Yunnan, Southwest China. Economic Geology 110:1625-1641
Gao, Xianqing; Sun, Xiaoming; Fu, Yu; Liu, Qiaofen (2022) Garnet geochemistry of the giant Beiya gold–polymetallic deposit in SW China: Insights into fluid evolution during skarn formation. Ore Geology Reviews, 150. p.105198. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105198
He, Wenyan, Xing, Yanlu, Bao, Xinshang, Sun, Nuo, Gao, Xue, Yang, Liqiang (2024) Iron isotope constraints on the genesis of giant Beiya Au-base metal deposits, Yunnan, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106152 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106152
He, Wenyan; Xing, Yanlu; Bao, Xinshang; Sun, Nuo; Gao, Xue; Yang, Liqiang (2024) Iron isotope constraints on the genesis of giant Beiya Au-base metal deposits, Yunnan, Southwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106152 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106152
 
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