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Gangjiang Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Nyêmo (Nimu) Co., Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, hosted in a monzonitic amphibole-biotite granite. In parts, the deposit is overprinted by gold-bearing mesothermal quartz veins.

Ref.:
- Qingsong Zhang and Weide Zhou (2006): Geological Characteristics and Ore Potential of Gangjiang Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposit, Tibet. Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(s), 27-29 (in Chinese with English abstract).

- Qu Xiaoming, Zengqian Hou, Khin Zaw, and Li Youguo (2007): Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in the southern Tibetan Plateau: Preliminary geochemical and geochronological results. Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 205-223.

- Central China Goldfields Plc, Press Release, Feb 12 2007. http://www.ccgoldfields.com/admin/Latest/Docs/News%20release%20Nimu%20Gangjiang%2012%20February%202007.pdf]





Mineral List:
Bornite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Gold
Malachite
Molybdenite
Molybdite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite


10 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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