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Mayum Au deposit (Mayoum Au deposit; Mayoumu Au deposit), Burang Co. (Purang Co.; Pulan Co.), Ngari, Tibet, Chinai
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Mayum Au deposit (Mayoum Au deposit; Mayoumu Au deposit)Deposit
Burang Co. (Purang Co.; Pulan Co.)County
NgariPrefecture
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 29' 0'' North , 82° 27' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Khฤrpลซ682 (2010)56.5km
Name(s) in local language(s):
้ฉฌๆ”ธๆœจ้‡‘็Ÿฟ, ๆ™ฎๅ…ฐๅŽฟ (เฝฆเพคเฝดเผ‹เฝงเพฒเฝบเฝ„เผ‹เฝขเพซเฝผเฝ„เผ‹), ้˜ฟ้‡ŒๅœฐๅŒบ (เฝ˜เฝ„เฝ เผ‹เฝขเฝฒเฝฆเผ‹เฝฆเผ‹เฝเฝดเฝฃเผ‹), ่ฅฟ่—่‡ชๆฒปๅŒบ, ไธญๅ›ฝ


Placers and gold-bearing quartz veins in the western part of the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) suture zone. Hosted by Neoproterozoic-Cambrian schists.

Located in western Tibet, close to the borders to India and Nepal, at an altitude of 5300 m asl. Discovered in 2002.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229; Lamei Li, Yuling Xie, Zhusen Yang, and Shangguo Zhou (2009): Geology and Exploration 45(5), 502-508
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: ฮฑ-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Yan Sun, Chunqi Wen, Ji Duo, and Yan Huo (2008): Geology and Prospecting 52(5)
โ“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Reference: Yan Sun, Chunqi Wen, Ji Duo, and Yan Huo (2008): Geology and Prospecting 52(5)
โ“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, Peng Hu, Xinrong Lai, and Yifei Liu (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press).
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36; Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Yan Sun, Chunqi Wen, Ji Duo, and Yan Huo (2008): Geology and Prospecting 52(5)
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
โ“˜var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
โ“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
โ“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.ฮฑ-Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Goethiteฮฑ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ Goethiteฮฑ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ Goethiteฮฑ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agโ“˜ SilverAg
Agโ“˜ Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbโ“˜ Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
AuGold
Auโ“˜ GoldAu
Auโ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

References

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Duo, J., Wen, C.Q., Liu, J.L., et al. (2003): Discovery of the Mayum placer gold deposit, Burang County, Tibet, and its significance. Geological Bulletin of China 22(11/12), 896-899 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Xiaoping Fan, Ji Duo, Chunqi Wen, Jianci Guo, Xiancai Hu, Huiqiang Chen, and Xiaowen Li (2005): 40Ar-39Ar fast-neutron Activation Dating and Geological Significance of Quartz from the gold-bearing Quartz Veins in the Mayum Gold Deposit, Xizang. Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology 25(4), 33-36 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Wen, C.-Q. Duo, J., and Fan, X.-P. (2006): Geological characteristics and genetic analysis of the Mayoumu gold deposit, Tibet, China. Journal of Chengdu University of Technology 33(2), 122-133.
Yan Sun, Chunqi Wen, Ji Duo, and Yan Huo (2008): Occurrence of Au-Ag compounds in the Mayoumu gold deposit, Tibet. Geology and Prospecting 52(5).
Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, and Yifei Liu (2008): Discussion on genetic type of Mayum gold deposit in Tibet. Mineral Deposits 27(2), 220-229 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Sihong Jiang, Fengjun Nie, Peng Hu, Xinrong Lai, and Yifei Liu (2009): Mayum: an orogenic gold deposit in Tibet, China. Ore Geology Reviews 36, 160-173.
Lamei Li, Yuling Xie, Zhusen Yang, and Shangguo Zhou (2009): The characteristics of CO2-rich supercritical fluids and the genesis discussion of Mayoum gold deposit, Tibet. Geology and Exploration 45(5), 502-508.

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