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Hongjianbingshan W deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, Chinai
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Hongjianbingshan W depositDeposit
Subei Co.County
JiuquanPrefecture-level City
GansuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 12' North , 96° 30' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.20000,96.50000
GRN:
N29E51
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
143963
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143963:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
红尖兵山钨矿, 肃北蒙古族自治县, 酒泉市, 甘肃省, 中国


One of the most important tungsten deposits in northwest China, located in the western part of the Hongshishan-Heiyingshan terrane, within the Kazakhstan plate. Tungsten mineralization occurs mainly as topaz-quartz veins within Early Carboniferous rhyolite tuff and rhyodacite of the Baishan Formation, and partly in monzogranite stocks as massive greisen blocks and stratoid layers.

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Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Ferberite-Hübnerite Series'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Fengjun Nie, Sihong Jiang, Peng Hu, and Yi Zhang (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(1), 11-19
Li, Ning; Zhang, Zhi-Xin; Yang, Fu-Quan; Yang, Cheng-Dong; Liu, Dong-Na; Xie, Jin-Qiang; Hu, Yi-Ting (2025) Ore genesis and fluid evolution of the Xiaobaishitou skarn W–Mo deposit in East Tianshan, NW China: Insights from the geochemistry of garnet, scheelite, and apatite. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106911 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106911
Yin, Yong; Zhang, Heng-Feng; Duan, Zhuang; Yu, Bing-Fei; Luo, Heng; Fu, Yan-Gang; Lentz, David R.; Luo, Tao; Ren, Ke-Yu; Ren, Zhe; et al. (2026) The Hongjianbingshan W–Li–(Be) deposit in the Beishan Orogenic Belt is not related to carboniferous magmatic–hydrothermal events: Insights from multi-mineral U-Pb and zinnwaldite Rb-Sr geochronology. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 280. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107916
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘBertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘHelvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Zinnwaldite'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Ferberite-Hübnerite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Zinnwaldite
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ Zinnwaldite
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Zinnwaldite
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Ferberite-Hübnerite Series
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ Zinnwaldite
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Zinnwaldite
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Zinnwaldite
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Zinnwaldite
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Mnⓘ Ferberite-Hübnerite Series
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Zinnwaldite
Feⓘ Ferberite-Hübnerite Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Wⓘ Ferberite-Hübnerite Series
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Late/Upper Triassic : 216.6 ± 1.6 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Triassic
   Late/Upper Triassic
ⓘ Muscovite216.6 ± 1.6 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Fengjun Nie, Sihong Jiang, Peng Hu, and Yi Zhang (2004): Geological Features and Ore-forming Material Sources of Hongjianbingshan Tungsten Deposit in Beishan Mountain, Gansu Province. Mineral Deposits 23(1), 11-19 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Sihong Jiang and Fengjun Nie (2006): 40Ar-39Ar Geochronology of Hongjianbingshan Tungsten Deposit in Beishan Mountain, Gansu Province, China. Mineral Deposits 25(1), 89-94 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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