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Songnuo Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, Chinai
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Songnuo Cu depositDeposit
Shangri-La CountyCounty
Dêqên Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 6' 25'' North , 99° 58' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shangri-La130,000 (2018)41.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
231331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:231331:6
GUID (UUID V4):
e41d4b5f-895f-4212-a259-f8aff03777fd


Porphyry copper deposit, hosted in quartz monzonite porphyry of the Indosinian Songnuo intrusive complex.

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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