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Sphalerite from
Oyu Tolgoi mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oyu Tolgoi mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615974
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615974:0
GUID (UUID V4):3b9b9b8e-ebbb-4c67-8fad-fe84a137df37
References
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Book
Jaroslav Dostal Editors Mineral Resources of Mongolia Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences Volume...Jaroslav Dostal Editors Mineral Resources of Mongolia Editors Ochir Gerel Geoscience Center Mongolian...University of Science and Technology Ulaanbatar, Mongolia Bayaraa Batkhishig Department of Geology and Hydrogeology...University of Science and Technology Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Franco Pirajno Centre for Exploration Targeting...Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore Preface Mongolia occupies the central part of the giant Central
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Relatively few Devonian porphyry CuAu) deposits (such as Oyu Tolgoi, Lailisigao’er, Halasu, Yulekenhalasu...evolution and metallo­ genesis of Devonian porphyry Cu deposits are still uncertain. In this work, we undertake
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Hugo Dummett Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Oyu Tolgoi District, Mongolia BAT-ERDENE KHASHGEREL,1,† ROBERT...Colorado 80225 Mines Mongolia Inc., Zaluuchuud Avenue 26, Ulaanbaatar 210349, Mongolia Evolution Science...Devonian porphyry Cu-Au deposits within the Oyu Tolgoi mineral district, Mongolia, occur in a northnortheast–trending...percent Cu and 0.47 g/t Au, and an inferred resource of 2,200 Mt at 0.83 wt percent Cu and 0.37 g/t Au (at...(at 0.6 wt % Cu equiv cutoff). Advanced argillic alteration is present for 6 km along a north-northeast
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...8 9 Update of the Geologic Setting and Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposits of the Chuquicamata District, Northern...Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah Geology and Exploration Progress at the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit...uctural Evolution of the Giant Pebble Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit with Implications for Exploration in...Alaska Geologic Overview of the Oyu Tolgoi Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposits, Mongolia v 10 11 12 13 Copper-Gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tigr20 Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example Xinxia...Jihua Qin & Chaoquan Wen (2016): Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example, International...org/10.1080/00206814.2016.1263975 Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example Xinxia...the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu, Kumasu VMS Pb–Zn, and Hongshanzui orogenic Au deposits. This deposit, newly...Geological Team of XJBGMR – the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu deposit – is mainly hosted along the contact zone
Book (edition)
Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Greece, Iran, Mongolia, North America, Russia, and Turkey, including...and v vi new plates of high-grade gold-copper ore from major deposits hosted by potassic igneous rocks...Igneous Rocks as Considered in This Book . 2.8 Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting... . . . . 6.3.6 Hugo Dummett (Oyu Tolgoi) Copper-Gold Deposit, Mongolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BARREN LIMESTONE COVER RICHARD H. SILLITOE,† 27 West Hill Park, Highgate Village, London N6 6ND, England ...Rios, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Abstract Field observations in the Pueblo Viejo district, Dominican...and almost exclusively magmatic character of the ore fluid. The limestone probably also played a determinant...9 maar crater, whereas the dome model proposes ore formation in a lacustrine setting between and around...and basaltic andesite flows are likewise partly ore bearing. Quartz-alunite alteration is subordinate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stable isotope characteristics of the Sinyukhinskoe Cu-Au skarn deposit, Russian Altai, SW Siberia Serguei...oregeorev.2019.103039 OREGEO 103039 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...characteristics of the Sinyukhinskoe Cu-Au skarn deposit, Russian Altai, SW Siberia, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi:...characteristics of the PR O O Sinyukhinskoe Cu-Au skarn deposit, Russian Altai, SW Siberia E- Serguei...Victor I. Uyutov*** PR *Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SILLITOE† 27 West Hill Park, Highgate Village, London N6 6ND, England Abstract Porphyry Cu systems host some...skarn, carbonate-replacement, and sedimenthosted Au deposits in increasingly peripheral locations; and...or structurally controlled alignments of porphyry Cu systems. The rheology and composition of the host...and type of mineralization generated in porphyry Cu systems. Individual systems have life spans of ~100...longer. The alteration and mineralization in porphyry Cu systems, occupying many cubic kilometers of rock
Book (volume)
ordered on-line from: w w w .p o rterg e o .co m .au /b o o k sh o p SUPER PORPHYRY COPPER AND GOLD DEPOSITS:.................................285 The Porphyry Au-Cu Deposits and Related Shoshonitic M agmatism of the...................... 287 , G rasbec^ Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit Papua» In d o n esia:1 .Magmatic History.................... 313 , , G rasbcrg Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit Papua Indonesia: 2. Pervasive Hydrotherm.............................. 441 The M ajdanpek Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit of Eastern Serbia: A Review Robin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metallogenic domain, and represents a highly endowed ore-forming environment. At present, a variety of mineralisation...alteration zones. The major economic elements are Cu, Mo and Au. Mineralisation in altered rocks of Permian...the belt. The economic elements there are mainly Cu and Fe and with associated Ti. Quartz vein mineralisation...distributed, and is enriched in Cu in the northern part of the belt and forms Au deposits in the central belt...2010; Zhao et al., 2009a; Zhao et al., 2009b). The ore belt is located in the central region of the Central
Book (edition)
additional colour plates of high-grade gold-copper ore from major deposits hosted by potassic igneous rocks...Adolf Helke, Chris Heinrich, Paul Heithersay, Roland Hill, Bruce Hooper, Steve Hunt, Paul Ivascanu, Abraham...Potassic Igneous Rocks as Considered in This Book 2.8 Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting... . . . . 6.3.6 Hugo Dummett (Oyu Tolgoi) Copper-Gold Deposit, Mongolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
(40), 1.634 (40), 1.101 (40), 1.804 (30) Chemistry: Cu V S rem. (1) 47.97 12.15 31.66 7.49 (2) 51.6 14...yushkinite, cadmian sphalerite, fluorite (Pay-Khoy, Russia). Distribution: From the Edelweiss mine, Burra district...Kipushi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry CuAu deposit, Gobi...Gobi Desert, Mongolia. In the USA, in the Thorpe Hills, and near Mercur, Tooele Co., Utah; in the Redhouse...Redhouse Barite mine, near Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada. On the Rough claims, north of Sifton Pass, British
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ore Geology Reviews 48 (2012) 139–150 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Ore Geology...U–Pb and Re–Os geochronology of the Bainaimiao Cu–Mo–Au deposit, on the northern margin of the North China...Craton, Central Asia Orogenic Belt: Implications for ore genesis and geodynamic setting Wenbo Li a,⁎, Richen...8 March 2012 Keywords: Geochronology Porphyry Cu–Mo–Au deposit Bainaimiao deposit North China Craton...Orogenic Belt a b s t r a c t The Bainaimiao Cu–Mo–Au deposit, located at the northern margin of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal origin of the Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable...oregeorev.2017.01.029 OREGEO 2111 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable and Re-Os isotopes, Ore Geology...hydrothermal origin of the Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable...Hadamengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit is the largest gold deposit in Inner Mongolia of North China. It is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogical Society and the 14th CERCAMS Workshop on Ore Giants of Asia was held on 5th–7th January 2011 at...model. The vast landmass of Eastern Asia (China, Mongolia & eastern Russia) is an assembly of Precambrian... specifically those in the Yenisei Ridge gold province (e.g. Olimpiada, Sovetskoe) which likely formed...to Late Jurassic orogenic gold ores in northern Mongolia (e.g. Boroo) and central to eastern Transbaikal...rocks were devolatilised billions of years prior to ore formation. The Kupol epithermal gold deposit Chukotka
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization and the source of osmium and, by inference, ore metals. Molybdenite was collected mainly from a granite...which bears one of the most important porphyry Cu ± Au ± Mo metallogenic provinces in the world (Seltmann...important producers of CuAu–Ni–Fe–Ag in China (Fig. 2), and the porphyry Cu deposits in the belt are...arc magmatism (Mao et al., 2005; Fig. 1). The province also contains post-collisional metallic mineral...period 2009–2010; construction of the now-operating mine began in 2011. Since the discovery of the deposit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of the Erdenet Cu-Mo Deposit, Mongolia* Imants Kavalieris, 1,† Bat-Erdene Khashgerel...Khoroo, Khan-Uul district, 17024, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2 U.S. 3 Erdenet Geological Survey, Denver Federal... Orkhon province, 61027, Mongolia Abstract The Early to Middle Triassic Erdenet porphyry Cu-Mo deposit...deposit, in northern Mongolia, developed in a continent-continent arc collision zone, within the Central...constitute more than 50% of the Cu grade (~0.5 wt % Cu). The 0.3 wt % Cu shell resembles a molar tooth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution at the Tiegelongnan porphyry-epithermal Cu(Au)deposit, Tibet, China: constraints from H and O...oregeorev.2020.103694 OREGEO 103694 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...evolution at the Tiegelongnan porphyry-epithermal Cu(Au)deposit, Tibet, China: constraints from H and O...O stable isotope and in-situ S isotope, Ore Geology Reviews (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev...evolution at the Tiegelongnan 2 porphyry-epithermal CuAu)deposit, Tibet, China: constraints 3 from H and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopes of granitoids from the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu deposit, Altay Orogenic Belt, Xinjiang, Northwest...oregeorev.2019.103071 OREGEO 103071 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...isotopes of granitoids from the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu deposit, Altay Orogenic Belt, Xinjiang, Northwest...petrogenesis, tectonic setting, and mineralization, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/...isotopes of granitoids from the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu deposit, Altay Orogenic Belt, Xinjiang, Northwest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gemstone-quality beryl, tourmaline and garnet. Field relations indicate that the pegmatites form dykes...suggest that the pegmatites are enriched in high field strength (HFSE) and large ion lithophile (LILE)...from the northern margin of Dartmoor (the Red-a-Ven mine), the greisen vein systems at Redmoor and Cligga...sulphidezoxide. The indium is distributed between sphalerite (up to 1?2 wt-%), chalcopyrite (up to 2200 ppm)...Although indium concentrations are highest in sphalerite and stannite, chalcopyrite is the dominant mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
oregeorev.2014.03.002 OREGEO 1186 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received date: Revised date: Accepted... Giant Metallic Deposits-a Century of Progress, Ore Geology Reviews (2014), doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev...very contrasting Clarke values MA (like Fe, Cu and Au) can be compared on geochemical basis, with political-economic...the industry at least through this century. The “ore giants” are dominated by gold and copper (278 and...unique, one-of-akind product. In all instances, the ore giants are magnitude end members of a population
Report (issue)
..............................................5 Ore Characteristics....................................kilometers together with the total area of altered rock, ore, and sulfide-bearing area, in square kilometers for...adjacent altered rock matrix; 2. Alteration and ore mineralization at 1–4-km depth are genetically related...chalcopyrite; other important copper ore minerals may include bornite and enargite. Ore minerals occur as disseminations...molybdenum deposit in New Mexico suggests that the ore fluid was probably derived from a source reservoir
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the porphyries. The close relationship between the Cu mineralization and the porphyry is also indicated...Xinjiang (Xiong et al. 2001; Xu et al. 2001). Some ore-bearing porphyries in the Gangdese belt of Tibet... 2004). The Tuwu and Yandong superlarge porphyry Cu deposits were discovered in the eastern Tianshan...the late 1990s (Wang et al. 2001). These porphyry Cu deposits are located in the southern section of the...Linglong, and Sanchakou, form the Tuwu–Yandong copper ore belt. Initial reports by the No. 1 Geological Team
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Insights from the geochronology of the Meiling Cu-Zn(-Au) deposit Mingjie Yu, Yuwang Wang, Jingbin Wang...oregeorev.2018.12.009 OREGEO 2765 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...from the geochronology of the Meiling Cu-Zn(-Au) deposit, Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi...Insights from the geochronology of the Meiling Cu-Zn(Au) deposit Mingjie Yua,b, Yuwang Wangb, Jingbin...sulfide (VMS) Cu-Zn deposits, porphyry Cu (-Au) deposits and volcanic hydrothermal vein Cu (-Au) deposits
 
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