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Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Jiapigou ore fieldOre Field
Huadian CityCity
JilinPrefecture-level City
JilinProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 127° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~72km
Age:
178 to 170 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Rb–Sr, LA–ICP–MS and 40Ar/39Ar
Reference for age:
Han, J., Deng, J., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., ... & Lin, Z. (2022). Au mineralization-related magmatism in the giant Jiapigou mining district of Northeast China. Ore Geology Reviews, 141, 104638.
Mindat Locality ID:
143534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143534:7
GUID (UUID V4):
01757901-261e-43e8-92e0-44a63ee0e102
Name(s) in local language(s):
夹皮沟金矿田, 桦甸市, 吉林市, 吉林省, 中国


Located on the easternmost portion of the northern margin of the North China Craton (NCC). The Jiapigou orefield is one of the most important gold-producing districts in China, having been responsible for nearly half of Chinas gold production during the 1960s.

The deposits are hosted by Archaean metamorphic rocks, in a shear zone and fault system that defines the boundary between the NCC and its adjacent orogenic belt to the northeast. They lie within several ductile shear zones cutting late Archean gneissic tonalite, trondhjemite, and granodiorite and amphibolite (2523±6 Ma), which have been retrogressed to greenschist facies. The deposits occur as massive auriferous quartz veins that contain sulphides (<10 vol.%) and, less commonly, disseminated- and stockwork-style mineralisations. While phyllic assemblages are the most common alteration style, potassic and chloritic alteration characterises felsic and mafic host rocks, respectively. No major intrusions are recorded in the area, although felsic, alkaline and mafic dykes are common, usually occupying the same fault system as the gold lodes. Dykes also locally host gold mineralisation. Zircon SHRIMP U­-Pb dates on pre-ore dykes yield ages of around 220 Ma, constraining the maximum age of gold mineralisation, whereas 40Ar/39Ar dates on hydrothermal sericite give an age of approximately 204 Ma suggesting a late Triassic gold-forming event. This timing is coeval with, or slightly later than, the post-orogenic magmatism that followed the final orogenesis of the Inner Mongolian-Daxinganling orogenic belt (IMDOB), which bounds the NCC to the north, suggesting that a post-orogenic tectonic setting is appropriate for the late Triassic gold mineralisation.

More than 100 gold deposits and occurrences have been delineated in this area that extends from southern Jilin Prefecture into western Yanbian Prefecture.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Anyuiite
Formula: AuPb2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Graphite
Formula: C
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
'Wolframite Group'
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Anyuiite1.AA.15AuPb2
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AikinitePbCuBiS3
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S OrpimentAs2S3
S Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As OrpimentAs2S3
As Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As RealgarAs4S4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au AnyuiiteAuPb2
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb AnyuiiteAuPb2
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BiBismuth
Bi AikinitePbCuBiS3
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
UUranium
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

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