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Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai Co., Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China

围山城金银成矿带, 桐柏县, 南阳市, 河南省, 中国

Stratabound gold-silver deposits, hosted in Neoproterozoic carbonaceous strata. The ore field comprises three large deposits (Yindongpo large gold deposit, Poshan super-large silver deposit, Yindongling large silver-dominated polymetallic deposit) and several occurrences.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Actinolite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Biotite
Bornite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Diaphorite
Digenite
Dolomite
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum
Hematite
'Hornblende'
Jalpaite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Limonite
Magnetite
Manganite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Pearceite
Polybasite
Proustite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Scheelite
Siderite
Silver
var: Küstelite
Sphalerite
Stromeyerite
Sylvanite
Tetrahedrite
var: Argentian Tetrahedrite
Tremolite
Weishanite (TL)


49 entries listed. 38 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

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References

Chen Diankai and Zhou Dansheng (1984): Stratabound features and mineralization process of the Weishancheng gold-silver deposit. Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 3(1), 37-46 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Dequan Shuai, Bin Zhang, Minghua Zheng, Wendi Lin, and Danzhi Qi (1985): Gold-silver minerals in a stratabound gold-silver deposit in Henan Province. Journal of Chengdu University of Technology, Science and Technology Edition 26(3).

Youling Xu (2005): Geochemical characteristics of deposits in Weishancheng gold-silver metallogenetic belt in Tongbai area, Henan Province. Geology and Mineral Resources of South China 21(4), 1-10.

Jianqiang Jiang, Xiaoliang He, Xiaohua Yao, and Yun Wang (2005): Geochemical Characteristics of Ore-Forming Process in the Weishancheng Au-Ag Polymetallic Ore Belt and Ore-Prospecting Criteria. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration 29(2), 122-127 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Shouquan Wan (2006): Location analysis of prospection target in the Weishancheng gold-silver metallogenetic belt, Tongbai County of Henan Province. Geology and Prospecting 42(5), 39-45.

Jing Zhang, Yanjing Chen, Huayong Chen, Guan Zhang, and Yan Yang (2008): Isotope Geochemistry of the Weishancheng Stratabound Gold-Silver Ore Belt, Tongbai County, Henan Province, China. Earth Science Frontiers 15(4), 108-124.

Hongmei Li, Junhao Wei, Hongli Wang, Guangling Xiao, Lina Peng, and Fayan Wang (2009): The sources of ore-forming materials in Weishancheng Au-Ag mineralization belt in Tongbai, Henan Province: lead isotope evidences. Geology and Exploration 45(4), 374-384.

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