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Baishiquan ore district, Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Co., Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Prefecture, Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region, China

Located on the northern margin of the Central Tianshan block and south of the Shaquanzi fault, which separates the former from the Jueluotage Late Palaeozoic fold belt. The deposits in this area belong to the conduit type magmatic mineralization. They were discovered in 2002, are situated close to each another and share similar features. At present, they are still being evaluated.

References

- Jingwen Mao, Pirajno, F., Zuoheng Zang, Fengmei Chai, Hua Wu, Shiping Chen, Linsong Cheng, Jianmin Yang, and Changqing Zhang (2007): A review of the Cu-Ni sulphide deposits in the Chinese Tianshan and Altay orogens (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, NW China): Principal characteristics and ore-forming processes. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (in press).

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Amphibole Group
var: Uralite

Anorthite
var: Labradorite
'Apatite'
Augite
Biotite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Cobaltite
Copper
Diopside
Enstatite
var: Bronzite

Fluorite
'Garnet'
Gersdorffite
var: Cobaltoan Gersdorffite

Hypersthene
Ilmenite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnetite
Microcline
var: Amazonite

Muscovite
var: Sericite

'Olivine'
Pentlandite
Pyrite
'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
'Saussurite'
'Serpentine Group'
Spinel
Talc
Topaz
Troilite
Violarite


38 entries listed. 22 valid minerals.

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