Selenium-rich carboniferous cherts, covering lower permian limestones of the Maokou formation. The deposit was discovered after a sudden incidence of Se poisoning took place in the area in 1963.
Ref.:
- Song, C. (1989): A brief description of the Yutangba sedimentary type selenium mineralized area in south-western Hubei. Mineral Deposits 8(3), 83-89.
- Zhu Jian-Ming, Zheng Bao-Shan, Su Hong-Can, Li She-Hong, Mao Da-Jun, Lei Ping, and Finkelman, R.B. (2001): New occurrence of native selenium and its preliminary investigation. Geochimica 30(3), 236-241.
- Zhu Jian-Ming, and Zheng Bao-Shan (2001): Distribution of selenium in a mini-landscape of Yutangba, Enshi, Hubei Province, China. Applied Geochemistry 16(11), 1333-1344.
- Zhu Jian-Ming, and Zheng Bao-Shan (2002): Modes of Occurrence of Selenium in the Black Se-Rich Rocks of Yutangba and Its Impact on the Local Environment. Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(2), 219-221.
- Linbo Yao, Zhenmin Gao, Zhusen Yang, and Hongbo Long (2002): Origin of seleniferous cherts in Yutangba Se deposit, southwest Enshi, Hubei Province. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 45(8), 741-754.
- Feng Caixia, Liu Jiajun, Hu Ruizhong, and Liu Shen (2004): Geochemistry of the Yutangba Se Deposit in Western Hubei, China. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 23(3), 255-264.
- Hanjie Wen, Carignan, J., Yuzhuo Qiu, and Shirong Liu (2006): Selenium Speciation in Kerogen from Two Chinese Selenium Deposits: Environmental Implications. Environmental Science and Technology 40(4), 1126-1132.
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