Stratabound Mississippi Valley type (MVT) Pb-Zn deposit, located in the carbonate platform of the passive margin of the Tarim plate. The orebodies are hosted in brecciated rocks of several sequences, consisting of Devonian-Carboniferous sandstone and overlying carbonate rocks. Cobalt ores were discovered in the 1950s, in the early stages of exploration.
Ref.:
- He Jurui, Rui Xinjian, Guo Kunyi, Wu Quanhuai, Liu Hongying, Wang Futong, and Sun Chuanmin (2000): Ore-bearing formations and mineral resource prospects of the peripheral areas of the Tarim block. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 473-477.
- Xu Yong and Zhu Xinyou (2000): Cobalt Deposits in the Central China Orogenic Belt. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 540-543.
Mineral List:15 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.
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