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Laoyachao Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Gold-bearing crypto-explosive breccia, occurring in the contact zone of a granodiorite intrusion with limestones of the Permian Qixia formation and shales and mudstones of the Dangchong formation. The mineralized zone is up to 560 m long, up to 150 m wide, and extends up to 500 m down dip. It contains more than 10 orebodies varying in shapes and sizes.

Ref.:
- Li Peilan and Yu Xingzhen (1995): Brecciation and gold mineralization of oreļ¼hosting rocks in Laoyachao gold deposit. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 5(2), 712.

- Li Peilan and Yu Xingzhen (1996): Locating mechanism study of several types of gold deposits. Journal of Central South University of Technology 3(1), 54-57.





Mineral List:
Calcite
'Chalcedony'
Gold
Gold
var: Electrum

Hematite
Magnetite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite


9 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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