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Picrite lava outcrop, Gucheng District, Lijiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

Outcrop of olivine-bearing picrite lava in the western part of the Emeishan Large Igneous Province (ELIP).
Located near Lijiang city.

Ref.:
- Zhaochong Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Fusheng Wang, and Pirajno, F. (2006): Native gold and native copper grains enclosed by olivine phenocrysts in a picrite lava of the Emeishan large igneous province, SW China. American Mineralogist 91(7), 1178-1183.





Mineral List:
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Moissanite
  • 'Olivine'
  • Zinc


    5 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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