Jinfeng (Lannigou) Au-As-(Sb) deposit, Zhenfeng Co., Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China

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Carlin-type gold deposit, consisting of disseminated ores (with no visible gold) in fine-grained sedimentary rocks.

The deposit straddles the border between Zhenfeng, Ceheng and Wangmo Counties. Though, most of the workings are located in Zhenfeng County.

References

- Xiaohuan Lou (1998): Geological characteristics, forming mechanism and prospect on the Lannigou gold deposit in Zhenfeng county, Guizhou province. In: Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): Comparative Geology and Geochemistry of Sedimentary-Rock-Hosted (Carlin-Type) Gold Deposits in the People's Republic of China and in Nevada, USA. USGS Open-File Report 98-466, 127-149.
- Dafu Xiu (2000): Geological features of Lannigou gold deposit in Zhenfeng, Guizhou, and its prospecting condition. Guizhou Geology 17(3), 152-159.
- Zhiwei Bao (2001): Geochemistry of the Sediment-hosted Disseminated Gold Deposits in Southwestern Guizhou Province, China. PhD Thesis, University of Chicoutimi (Québec), Canda.
- Ruizhong Hu, Wenchao Su, Xianwu Bi, Guangzhi Tu, and Hofstra, A.H. (2002): Geology and geochemistry of Carlin-type gold deposits in China. Mineralium Deposita 37(3/4), 378-392.
- Xingchun Zhang, Spiro, B., Halls, C., Stanley, C.J., and Keyou Yang (2003): Sediment-Hosted Disseminated Gold Deposits in Southwest Guizhou, PRC: Their Geological Setting and Origin in Relation to Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion, and Stable-Isotope Characteristics. International Geology Review 45, 407-470.
- Zhiwei Bao, Zhenhua Zhao, Guha, J., and Williams-Jones, A.E. (2004): HFSE, REE, and PGE geochemistry of three sedimentary rock-hosted disseminated gold deposits in southwestern Guizhou Province, China. Geochemical Journal 38, 363-381.
- Peters, S.G., Huang Jiazhan, Li Zhiping, and Jing Chenggui (2007): Sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits of the Dian–Qian–Gui area, Guizhou, and Yunnan Provinces, and Guangxi District, China. Ore Geology Reviews 31, 170-204.
- Zhiwei Bao and Jayanta Guha (2007): Metallogeny of the Lannigou sedimentary rock-hosted disseminated gold deposit in southwestern Guizhou Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(1), 121-134.

External Links

http://bibvir.uqac.ca/theses/12335071/12335071.pdf

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-466/section/part08.PDF

http://www.smedg.org.au/Tiger/Jinfeng.htm

Mineral List

Anatase Ankerite 'Apatite' Arsenic Arsenopyrite 'Bitumen' Calcite Cinnabar

Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite Galena Gypsum Hematite Illite Kaolinite Limonite

Muscovite var: Sericite Orpiment Pyrite var: Arsenian Pyrite Quartz var: Chalcedony var: Rock Crystal Realgar

Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite 'Tourmaline' Zircon

29 entries listed. 20 valid minerals.