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Poshan Mine, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai Co., Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China

Latitude: 32°32'30"N
Longitude: 113°27'0"E
破山银矿, 围山城金银成矿带, 桐柏县, 南阳市, 河南省, 中国

Stratabound metamorphosed clastic rock type silver-gold deposit.
In Chinese, "Poshan" means "Broken Hill".

References

- Yuheng Li, Shan Ouyang, and Peixue Tian (1984): Weishanite - a new gold-bearing mineral. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 4(2), 102-105.
- Chuanting Zhang (1993): Geochemical features and anomaly patterns of the Poshan silver deposit, Tongbai, Henan. Geology and Prospecting 29(6), 43-48.
- Lin Ye and Tiegang Liu (2003): Halogen geochemistry of the Poshan independent silver deposit, Henan. Geology and Prospecting 39(4), 41-45.
- Hongmei Li, Junhao Wei, Hongli Wang, Guangling Xiao, Lina Peng, and Fayan Wang (2009): The sources of ore-forming materials in Weishancheng Au-Ag mineralization belt in Tongbai, Henan Province: lead isotope evidences. Geology and Exploration 45(4), 374-384.

Mineral List

Acanthite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorite
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum
'Hornblende'
Manganite
Muscovite
var: Sericite

Proustite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Scheelite
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
Weishanite (TL)


26 entries listed. 20 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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