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Zhazixi Mine, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zhazixi Mine | Mine |
| Anhua Co. | County |
| Yiyang | Prefecture-level City |
| Hunan | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 17' 30'' North , 110° 49' 59'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Liangjiang | 610 (2012) | 37.7km |
| Gangdong | 1,380 (2012) | 41.6km |
| Qiaojiang | 3,290 (2012) | 42.3km |
| Tongmuxi | 640 (2012) | 57.1km |
| Xiaojiangkou | 770 (2012) | 59.4km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
渣滓溪锑钨矿, 安化县, 益阳市, 湖南省, 中国
Antimony deposit with separate stratabound tungsten ore bodies, mined intermittently since the early 20th century. Three groups of ore veins.
The Zhazixi Sb-W deposit's host rocks primarily involves Proterozoic tuff, sandstone, and slate from the upper part of the Wuqiangxi Formation within the Banxi Group. Mineralization in this region is distinctly controlled by structural features, with Sb mineralization being predominantly governed by the northwest-trending fault F3 and its associated secondary faults on the hanging wall.
All ore bodies are distributed in the hanging wall of the F3 fault. The Zhazixi deposit has a large number of ore bodies, with antimony ore bodies primarily occurring as stibnite-quartz veins, while the tungsten ore bodies are mainly found within the interlayer fractures as quartz-scheelite veins, with the latter being cut by the former.
The ore-bearing strata belong to the Wuqiangxi Formation of the Banxi Group. These rocks are primarily composed of (feldspathic) quartz sandstone and tuffaceous sandstone. Among them, Sb mineralization mainly occurs in the first to fourth layers of the second section of the Wuqiangxi Formation, while W mineralization mainly occurs in the third layer of the second section of the Wuqiangxi Formation. Scheelite-quartz veins are mainly hosted in interlayer fractures, NE-trending with most vein width of 1-10 cm. Stibnite-quartz veins are hosted in NW-trending faults, with vein width of 10-50 cm.
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8 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | 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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Native Antimony | Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
China
- Giant Sb metallogenic beltMineral Belt
Eurasian Plate
- Eastern Yangtze CratonCraton
- Xiangzhong metallogenic provinceMineral Province
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate
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References
[1]Zhao, Hongtao, Liu, Mingrui, Zhang, Yu, Shao, Yongjun, Yu, Zequn, Cao, Genshen, Zhao, Lianjie, Li, Yongshun (2024) Machine learning for deciphering ore-forming fluid sources using scheelite trace element geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106374 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106374
[2]Kang, Lin-Yan; Xu, Jun-Wei; Liu, Xiang-Hua; Song, Xiang-Fa; Li, Nan-Xing; Li, Bin (2025) Comparison of the genesis of typical antimony deposits in the Xiangzhong Antimony Ore Belt, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106695 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106695
[3]Chen, Shumin; Li, Huan; Tang, Juxing; Danišík, Martin; Luo, Zhaoyang; Wu, Jinghong; Hou, Yue; Peng, Bo; Zhou, Zhekai; Ma, Zhiwang (2026) Triassic tungsten plus Jurassic antimony mineralization in the Zhazixi deposit: A new metallogenetic model for the giant Sb-polymetallic belt in Hunan, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107311. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107311
