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Tongkuangyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yuanqu Co., Zhongtiao Mountains, Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China

Meta-porphyry Cu-Mo deposit.

Ref.:
- Fan, P.-F. (1984): Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China. Economic Geology 79, 1785-1795.

- Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T. (1990): Copper deposits of China, in: Mineral deposits of China, vol. 1, Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1-106.

- Chen, W., Tang, Z. (1993): The relationship between the formation of the copper-molybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China. Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 19-30.

- Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L. (1993): Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China. Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55-65.

- Chen, W., Zhang, C., Lu, J., Dang, Z., Li, S., Cui, W., Ning, Y., and Cao, Y. (1998): Polygenetic mineralization of the Early Proterozoic Tongkuangyu meta-porphyry copper deposit in the Zhongtiao Mountains, Shanxi province. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 72(2), 154-168.

- Hu Yongsheng (2000): Mineralization and Ore Prognosis of the Tongkuangyu Meta-Porphyry Copper Deposit. Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 19(1), 46-53 (in Chinese with English abstract).

- Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y. (2002): Porphyry copper deposit models in China. Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24-28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42-52.





Map Reference: 35°30'N , 111°42'E

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Mineral List:
  • Albite
  • Baryte
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Carrollite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Cobaltite
  • Covellite
  • Digenite
  • Hematite
  • Ilmenite
  • Magnetite
       var: Titaniferous Magnetite
  • Millerite
  • Molybdenite
  • Muscovite
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Rutile
  • 'Scapolite'
  • 'Sericite'
  • Stannite
  • Tetrahedrite
  • 'Tourmaline Group'


    26 entries listed. 20 valid minerals.

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