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Caotaobei U deposit (U deposit No. 6722), Hecaokeng Uranium ore field, Huichang Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Chinai
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Caotaobei U deposit (U deposit No. 6722)Deposit
Hecaokeng Uranium ore fieldOre Field
Huichang Co.County
GanzhouPrefecture
JiangxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 39' North , 115° 51' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
25.65000,115.85000
GeoHash:
G#: wsd3ujrqh
GRN:
N18E74
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
143859
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143859:1
GUID (UUID V4):
5ed6cd92-ec19-4474-9382-e7553ff838e8


Uranium deposit, hosted in cryptoexplosive shoshonitic breccias of the Caotaobei volcano which erupted on the Fucheng granite basement. Ore bodies with irregular lenticular shapes lie within the felsic cryptoexplosive breccia zone and shocked granite zone at depths of 150-450 m from the surface.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-Fluss
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Hydrogoethite'
Formula: 3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
β“˜ 'Hydromuscovite'
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite
var. Stink-Fluss		3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Siderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜var. Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Hydromuscovite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Hydrogoethite'-3Fe2O3 Β· 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Oβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-FlussCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Alβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Siβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-FlussCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Feβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

Yunhuai Lin (1986): Continental volcanic deposits in southern Jiangxi Province. Geology and Prospecting 22(4), 22-28 (in Chinese).
Chen Diyun, Zhang Bangtong, Sun Dazhong, and Yang Dongsheng (1997): Geochemistry and relation to uranium mineralization of Gaoxi and Fucheng granites in Wuyi mountains, China. Acta Petrologica Sinica 13(1), 71-84 (in Chinese).
Bangtong Zhang, Bing Rao, Peirong Chen, and Xinggong Kong (2001): The pneumatothermal fluid leaching metallogenic mechanism of felsic cryptoexplosive breccia - examplified by No. 6722 uranium deposit in south Jiangxi. Mineral Deposits 20(2), 111, 129-136 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Wanliang Zhang (2002): Cryptoexplosive breccia and uranium mineralization in no. 6722 uranium deposit in south Jiangxi. Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 881-883 (in Chinese with English title).
Zhang Bangtong, Chen Peirong, Yang Dongsheng, and Kong Xinggong (2003): Geochemical evidence for contribution of ore-forming materials from peraluminous granite basement - Taking Fucheng pluton and No. 6722 uranium deposit in southern Jiangxi Province as examples. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 46(3), 296-304.
Dahlkamp, F.J., Ed. (2009): Uranium Deposits of the World. Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg), pp. 31-156.
Yang, D. S., Zhang, Y. T., Tu, X. L., Pang, B. C., & Chen, Y. F. (2017). A new genetic interpretation for the Caotaobei uranium deposit associated with the shoshonitic volcanic rocks in the Hecaokeng ore field, southern Jiangxi, China. Solid Earth Sciences, 2(1), 23-40.
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