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Chongjiang Cu-(Mo-Au) deposit, Nyêmo (Nimu) Co., Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

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Porphyry copper-(molybdenum-gold) deposit.



References:
- Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W. (2001): Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt ? Mineral Deposits 20(4), 353-366 (in Chinese with English abstract).
- Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y. (2002): Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24-28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42-52.
- Zongyao Rui, Zengqian Hou, Xiaoming Qu, Lisheng Zhang, Longsheng Wang, and Yulin Liu (2003): Metallogenetic Epoch of Gangdese Porphyry Copper Belt and Uplift of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 22(3), 217-225 (in Chinese with English abstract).
- Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R. (2003): Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica 77(2), 194-203.
- Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X. (2003): Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile. Mineral Deposits 22(1), 1-12 (in Chinese with English abstract).
- You-Ye Zhang, Shun-Bao Gao, Li-Jun Cheng, Guo-Liang Li, Nan-Ping Feng, Zi-Hui Fan, Hua-Ping Zhang, Jian-Ci Guo, and Gang-Yang Zhang (2004): Finding and Significances of Chongjiang Porphyry Copper (Molybdenum, Aurum) Deposit, Tibet. Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences 29(3), 333-339.
- Qu Xiaoming, Zengqian Hou, Khin Zaw, and Li Youguo (2007): Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in the southern Tibetan Plateau: Preliminary geochemical and geochronological results. Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 205-223.
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
- Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): The Miocene Gangdese porphyry copper belt generated during post-collisional extension in the Tibetan orogen. Ore Geology Reviews (in press). DOI 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.006





 Map Reference: 29°30'40"N , 90°0'0"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/PorCu.txt]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [Qu Xiaoming, Zengqian Hou, Khin Zaw, and Li Youguo (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 205-223.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Zongyao Rui, Zengqian Hou, Xiaoming Qu, Lisheng Zhang, Longsheng Wang, and Yulin Liu (2003): Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 22(3), 217-225.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Qu Xiaoming, Zengqian Hou, Khin Zaw, and Li Youguo (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 205-223.]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [You-Ye Zhang, Shun-Bao Gao, Li-Jun Cheng, Guo-Liang Li, Nan-Ping Feng, Zi-Hui Fan, Hua-Ping Zhang, Jian-Ci Guo, and Gang-Yang Zhang (2004): Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences [Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao] 29(3), 333-339.]
  		•  Molybdite
    MoO
     
    3
    Reference: [Qu Xiaoming, Zengqian Hou, Khin Zaw, and Li Youguo (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 205-223.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Zongyao Rui, Zengqian Hou, Xiaoming Qu, Lisheng Zhang, Longsheng Wang, and Yulin Liu (2003): Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 22(3), 217-225.]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Zengqian Hou, Zhiming Yang, Xiaoming Qu, Xianjin Meng, Zhenqing Li, Beaudoin, G., Zongyao Rui, and Yongfeng Gao (2009): Ore Geology Reviews (in press)]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]


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