Sawaya'erdun Au-(Sb) deposit, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 5' North , 74° 18' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
144042
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144042:6
GUID (UUID V4):
057c2221-2d60-4404-81d7-21c01dd8bca0
Name(s) in local language(s):
θ¨η¦δΊε°ι‘Ώι(ι)ηΏ, δΉζ°εΏ (Ψ¦ΫΩΫΨΊΪΨ§Ψͺ ΩΨ§ΪΎΩΩΩΨ³Ω), ε
εεθζ―ε°ε
εθͺζ²»ε· (ΩΩΨ²ΩΩΨ³Ϋ ΩΩΨ±ΨΊΩΨ² Ψ¦Ψ§ΩΎΨͺΩΩΩΩ
Ψ¦ΩΨ¨ΩΨ§Ψ³ΨͺΩ), ζ°ηη»΄εΎε°θͺζ²»εΊ, δΈε½
Superlarge gold deposit, hosted in Upper Silurian and Lower Devonian low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous turbidites. The orebodies are controlled by a series of NE-NNE-trending, brittle β ductile shear zones. Twenty-four mineralized zones have been recognized; gold reserves have been identified at approximately 37 tonnes. Five stages of vein emplacement and hydrothermal mineralization can be distinguished: (1) early quartz stage, characterized by the occurrence of quartz veins; (2) arsenopyrite-pyriteβquartz stage, characterized by the formation of auriferous quartz veinlets and stockworks; (3) polymetallic sulfide quartz stage, characterized by the presence of auriferous polymetallic sulfide quartz veinlets and stockworks; (4) antimonyβquartz stage, characterized by the formation of stibniteβjamesonite quartz veins; and (5) quartz β carbonate vein stage. Stages 2 and 3 represent the main gold mineralization, while stage 4 represents a major antimony mineralization episode in the Sawayaerdun deposit. Hydrothermal alteration is characterized by silicification, pyritization, arsenopyritization, sericitization, carbonatization and chloritization.
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35 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
| β | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' ? | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| β | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
| β | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β | Lillianite | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| β | Galenobismutite | 2.JC.25e | PbBi2S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Fibroferrite | 7.DC.15 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 5H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Melnikovite' | - | |
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References
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Wang, Yitian, Bierlein, Frank P., Ye, Huishou, Li, Mengwen, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Jinhua (2007) Geology and Metallogenesis of the Sawayaerdun Gold Deposit in the Southwestern Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 57-75 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00005.x
