Ashele (Ashelei) Cu-Zn deposit, Habahe (Kaba; Qaba) Co., Aletai (Altay) Prefecture, Yili Hasake (Ili Kazakh) Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region, China

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阿舍勒铜锌矿床, 哈巴河县 (قابا ناھىيىسى), 阿勒泰地区 (ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى), 伊犁哈萨克自治州 (ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستىئىلى قازاق), 新疆维吾尔自治区, 中国

Volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) deposit in Lower to Middle Devonian submarine bimodal volcanic rocks. The primary ores are represented by massive syn-depositional pyrite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, and were formed by submarine exhalation. Hydrothermal alteration consists of strong sericitization, chloritization, silicification, and carbonatization of the metavolcanic rocks beneath the massive orebodies.

References

- Zhongfu Cheng (1990): Ore-controlling factors and origin of the Ashelei massive Cu-Zn sulfide deposit, Altai, Xinjiang. Geology and Prospecting 26(7), 19-24.
- Qunzi Jia (1996): Geological characteristics and metallogenic environment of the Ashele volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, Xinjiang. Mineral Deposits 15(3)
- Denghong Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Jingwen Mao (1998): The Ashele Deposit: A Recently Discovered Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Cu-Zn Deposit in Xinjiang, China. Resource Geology 48(1), 31-42.
- Deng-Hong Wang, Yu-Chuan Chen, Qing-Tong Te, and Yi-Lin Liu (1998): Characteristics of Tetrahedrite from the Ashele Copper Deposit, Xinjiang. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica [Yanshikuangwuxue Zazhi] 17(1), 74-80.
- Wang Denghong (1999): Geological setting and features of the Ashele Cu-Zn deposit, Xinjiang, China. Exploration and Mining Technology 8(3/4), 197-210.
- Wang Jingbin, Deng Jiniu, Zhang Jinhong, and Qin Kezhang (1999): Massive Sulphide Deposits Related to the Volcano-Passive Continental Margin in the Altay Region. Acta Geologica Sinica, English Edition, 73(3), 253-263.
- Wang Jingbin, Zhang Jinhong, Ding Rufu, and Fang Tonghui (2000): Tectono-Metallogenic System in the Altay Orogenic Belt, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 485-491.
- Chen Huayong, Chen Yanjing, and Liu Yulin (2001): Metallogenesis of the Ertix gold belt, Xinjiang and its relationship to Central Asia-type orogenesis. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 44(3), 245-255.
- Chunming Han, Wenjiao Xiao, Guochun Zhao, Jingwen Mao, Sanzhong Li, Zhen Yan, and Qigui Mao (2006): Major types, characteristics and geodynamic mechanism of Upper Paleozoic copper deposits in northern Xinjiang, northwestern China. Ore Geology Reviews 28, 308-328.
- Bo Wan, Lianchang Zhang and Peng Xiang (2010): The Ashele VMS-type Cu-Zn Deposit in Xinjiang, NW China Formed in a Rifted Arc Setting. Resource Geology 60, 150-164.

External Links

- http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/China-MINING.html
- http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1048

Mineral List

Acanthite Albite 'Apatite' Arsenopyrite Baryte Biotite Bornite

Calcite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Cubanite Dolomite Galena

Kaolinite 'K Feldspar' Muscovite var: Sericite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyrrhotite

Quartz var: Jasper Rutile 'Saussurite' Sphalerite Tennantite var: Zincian Tennantite Tetrahedrite

28 entries listed. 20 valid minerals.