Dadu river valley Pb-Zn mining district, Hanyuan Co., Ya'an Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

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SEDEX type stratabound and stratiform Pb-Zn deposits, hosted in phosphatic dolomite beds of the Upper Sinian Dengying formation. The mineralizations occur within a narrow stratographic interval and can be traced more or less continuously for about 50 km along the northern bank of the Dadu river.

References

- Fangcheng Lin (2005): Geological and Geochemical Characteristics and Genesis of Supper-large-scale Sedex-type Stratiform Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Dadu River Valley on the Western Margin of the Yangtze Craton. Acta Geologica Sinica 84(4), 540-556.
- Lin Fangcheng, and Pan Guitang (2006): Discovery of seismites in Upper Sinian stratiform lead-zinc deposits in Dadu River valley, Sichuan, China: Implication for ore genesis. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 49(11), 1135-1146.

Mineral List

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'Apatite var: Collophane' Baryte 'Bitumen'

Dolomite Galena Pyrite

Quartz var: Chalcedony var: Chert

Sphalerite

10 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

China Sichuan Province Ya'an Prefecture Hanyuan Co. Dadu river valley Pb-Zn mining district Heiqu-Xuequ Pb-Zn deposit