Reworked laterite-hosted Carlin-like gold deposit. Unlike in a typical Carlin-type deposit, however, gold is observed at Laowanchang mainly as granular gold.
References
- Dajing Chen and Mingshou Yang (2000): Metallogenic Features and Metallogenic Model of Laterite Gold Deposits in Southern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 565-569.
- Zhusen Yang, Zhenmin Gao, Taiyi Luo, Hongyang Li, and Wenbo Rao (2001): Mineralogy and its significance in the red-clay profile of the Laowanchang gold deposit, southwestern Guizhou. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 21(2), 239-245.
- Yongzhi Zhang and Maorong Zhen (2004): Mineralized feature and prospecting direction of the gold deposits in Qinglong County, Guizhou. Guizhou Geology 21(2), 99-105.
- Yuangen Yang, Shirong Liu, and Zhisheng Jin (2004): Laterization and its control on gold occurrence in Laowanchang gold deposit, Guizhou Province. Geochimica 33(4), 414-422.
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