Germanium-enriched lignite (coal seam) deposit. Germanium is mainly associated with organic matter; no discrete Ge minerals have been observed (Hu et al., 2009).
Discovered in the 1950s.
References:
- Qi Huawen, Hu Ruizhong, and Su Wenchao (2002): Ree geochemistry of Lignites in the Lincang germanium deposit, Western Yunnan Province, China. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2002, A619.
- Hu Ruizhong, Qi Huawen, Bi Xianwu, Su Wenchao, and Peng Jiantang (2006): Geology and geochemistry of the Lincang superlarge Germanium deposit hosted in coal seams, Yunnan, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement 70(18), 269.
- Hu, R.-Z. et al. (2009): Ore Geology Reviews 36, 221-234.
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