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Fankou Pb-Zn deposit, Renhua Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China

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SEDEX style Pb-Zn deposit, occurring in Middle to Upper Devonian and Lower Carboniferous carbonate and argillaceous carbonate formations.
Fankou is the largest Pb-Zn producer in Asia, with reserves of 3.4 Mt of Zn and 1.7 Mt of Pb. By-products are copper, tungsten, tin, silver, gold, antimony, mercury, uranium, bismuth, thallium and molybdenum.



References:
- Song Xuexin (1984): Minor elements and ore genesis of the Fankou lead-zinc deposit, China. Mineralium Deposita 19(2), 95-104.
- Jun Deng, Liqing Yang, Xueming Chen, Qingfei Wang, and Yan Liu (2005): Fluid system and ore-forming dynamics of the Yuebei Basin, China. In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, pp. 107-109.
- Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Distinctive features of Late Paleozoic massive sulphide deposits in South China. Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.
- Khin Zaw, Peters, S.G., Cromie, P., Burrett, C., and Zengqian Hou (2007): Nature, diversity of deposit types and metallogenic relations of South China. Ore Geology Reviews 31, 3-47.





 Map Reference: 25°7'N , 113°37'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Jun Deng, Liqing Yang, Xueming Chen, Qingfei Wang, and Yan Liu (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, pp. 107-109.]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Wenxuan Hu, Jinxiang He, Pei Ni, and Keqin Xu (2000): Episodes 23(2), 110-118.]
  		•  'Bitumen'
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Khin Zaw, Peters, S.G., Cromie, P., Burrett, C., and Zengqian Hou (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31, 3-47.]
  		•  Cinnabar
    HgS
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Jun Deng, Liqing Yang, Xueming Chen, Qingfei Wang, and Yan Liu (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, pp. 107-109.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Jun Deng, Liqing Yang, Xueming Chen, Qingfei Wang, and Yan Liu (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, pp. 107-109.]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Khin Zaw, Peters, S.G., Cromie, P., Burrett, C., and Zengqian Hou (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31, 3-47.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Jun Deng, Liqing Yang, Xueming Chen, Qingfei Wang, and Yan Liu (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, pp. 107-109.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.]
  		•  Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Lianxing Gu, Khin Zaw, Wenxuan Hu, Kaijun Zhang, Pei Ni, Jinxiang He, Yaotong Xu, Jianjun Lu, and Chunming Li (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 107-138.]


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