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Xifanping Cu-Au deposit, Yanyuan Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China


List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
Chalcocite2.4.7.1Cu2S
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
Bornite2.5.2.1Cu5FeS4
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
Galena2.8.1.1PbS
Sphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Chalcopyrite2.9.1.1CuFeS2
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
Molybdenite2.12.10.1MoS2
Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
Magnetite7.2.2.3Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2)
Epidote58.2.1a.7{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
Albite76.1.3.1NaAlSi3O8
Unclassified Minerals
Actinolite-☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Biotite-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Hornblende'-
'K Feldspar'-
Muscovite
var: Sericite
-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Zinccopperite-Cu7Zn4 (?)


20 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

References

Chen, P., Wang, R., Chen, X., and Xu, S. (1999): Fluid Inclusion Evidence for High-Copper Content of Ore-Forming Fluid for Xifanping Porphyry Copper Deposit, Sichuan Province, China. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 1999, no. 7285.

Sun, Y., Xiao, Y., Wen, C., et al. (2002): The discovery of genesis of zinccopperite in a porphyry copper deposit in Xifanping, Sichuan Province. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 21(4), 266-267 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Zeqin Li, Jiangzhen Wang, and Jingya Wang (2003): New genetic model for porphyry copper deposit. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2003, A252.

Kaixing Wu, Ruizhong Hu, Jiantang Peng, Xianwu Bi, and Zhigang Zhao (2005): Cenozoic Tectonic Uplifting and Secondary Enrichment of Porphyry Copper and Gold Deposits. Geological Science and Technology Information [Dizhi Keji Qingbao] 24(4), 50-54.

Zengqian Hou, Pusheng Zeng, Yongfeng Gao, Andao Du, and Deming Fu (2006): Himalayan Cu–Mo–Au mineralization in the eastern Indo–Asian collision zone: constraints from Re–Os dating of molybdenite. Mineralium Deposita 41(1), 33-45.

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.

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