Shuangfengshan II Hg-Au deposit (Occurrence No. 1583), Twin Peaks area, Barkol Co. (Barköl Co.; Balikun Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
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Latitude & Longitude:
44° North , 92° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~159km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
185625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185625:8
GUID (UUID V4):
29b35e03-32ab-435f-a97b-e8cd95504cc9
A gold deposit, hosted in Carboniferous volcanic rocks, mined by small-scale operations since 1999. Located about 7.5 km west of the Twin Peaks gold deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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References
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003