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Shijiba Au-Hg-(As-Sb) deposit, Wen Co., Longnan, Gansu, Chinai
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Shijiba Au-Hg-(As-Sb) depositDeposit
Wen Co.County
LongnanPrefecture
GansuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Name(s) in local language(s):ηŸ³ιΈ‘ει‡‘ζ±ž(η ·ι”‘)矿床, ζ–‡εŽΏ, 陇南市, η”˜θ‚ƒηœ, δΈ­ε›½
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 33° 4' 30'' North , 104° 29' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 33.07500,104.48333
GeoHash:G#: wmfk1t47y
Locality type:Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:Dwb : Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate


Carlin-like gold deposit, hosted in Early to Middle Devonian siltstones and fine-grained sandstones, and related to Mesozoic granodiorite dykes.

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.
β“˜ Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜'Gold'1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜'Arsenopyrite'2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜'Pyrite'2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Quartz'4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜'Muscovite'9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var: Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
β“˜Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.12.4.1FeAsS
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
β“˜Muscovite71.2.2a.1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
β“˜Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜Muscovite
var: Sericite
-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Paleozoic
251.902 - 541 Ma



ID: 3187133
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

References

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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.
Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China. Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377.


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