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Xitieshan Mine, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China


List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Aleksite2.GC.40aPbBi2Te2S2
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Cervelleite2.BA.60Ag4TeS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Tetrahedrite2.GB.05(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13
var: Cd-Freibergite2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)10Cd2Sb4S13
Group 3 - Halides
'Heliophyllite'3.DC.65Pb6Cl4(As2O7)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
var: Zincian Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Amarillite7.CC.75NaFe(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Botryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Butlerite7.DC.10Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Chaidamuite (TL)7.DC.30ZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Coquimbite7.CB.55Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Lishizhenite (TL)7.CB.75ZnFe2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35FeSO4 · 7H2O
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Römerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Xitieshanite (TL)7.DC.20Fe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
'Zincobotryogen'7.DC.25(Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Zincocopiapite (TL)7.DB.35ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
Zincovoltaite (TL)7.CC.25K2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35NaAlSi3O8
Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var: Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals
'Chert'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-FeO(OH) · nH2O
'Melnikovite'-
'Tourmaline'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z


56 entries listed. 49 valid minerals.

References

Qingtong Ye (1983): Physico-chemical conditions of the formation of the oxidation zone of the Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit. Acta Geologica Sinica 57(4)

Wanmao Li and Guoying Chen (1985): The discovery of heliophyllite in China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 5(3), 216–220 (in Chinese with English abstract); also in: Mineral. Abs. 38, 347 (1987).

Guoying Chen, Wanmao Li, and Shurong Sun (1985): Mimetite discovered in Xitieshan mine, China, and its mineralogical study. Journal of Lanzhou University, Natural Sciences Edition 21(3).

Wanmao Li, Guoying Chen, and Zhizhong Peng (1986): Chaidamuite - A new zinc and ferric sulphate mineral. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 6(2), 109-114.

Dianwu Jia, Zengyou Fu, Huiwen Zhang, and Chunpei Zhao (1988): The first discovery of Cd-freibergite in China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 8(2), 136-137.

Wang Jincao, Xia Bin, and Ji Shaocheng (2004): On deposits controlled by tectonic lenses. Science in China Ser. D 47(12), 1095-1101.

Yaohui Liu, Lieshan Wu, Jiangping Mo, Fang Zhang, Jie Huang, and Mingde Yang (2006): Fluid inclusions and metallogenic environment of the Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit. Geology and Prospecting 42(6), 47-51.

Xinyou Zhu, Jiniu Deng, Jingbin Wang, Longjun Lin, and Junchang Fan (2006): The exhalation-sedimentary system of Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit, Qinghai Province. Geology and Prospecting 42(3), 18-23.

Xinyou Zhu, Jiniu Deng, Jingbin Wang, Longjun Lin, and Junchang Fan (2006): Study of two types of ore bodies in Xitieshan lead-zinc SEDEX deposit, Qinghai Province. Mineral Deposits 25(3), 252-262.

Xinyou Zhu, Jiniu Deng, Jingbin Wang, Longjun Lin, Junchang Fan and Shuqiu Sun (2007): Identification and study of stockwork altered pipe of Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit, Qinghai Province. Geochimica 36(1), 37-48.

Changzhi Wu, Lianxing Gu, Hui Feng, Zunzhong Zhang, Sihai Liu, Jianhua Huang, Changhua Wang, and Zhenyu Wang (2008): Genetic type of orebodies in the Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit, Qinghai Province, western China. Geology in China 35(6), 1185-1196 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Runtang Jian, Feng Li, and Xiangdong Zhao (2009): Rare earth element geochemistry of the Xitieshan carbonaceous schist type Pb-Zn deposit, Qinghai Province. Geology and Exploration 45(3), 240-246.

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