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Jinshan Au deposit, Jinshan Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, Chinai
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Jinshan Au depositDeposit
Jinshan Au ore fieldOre Field
Dexing Co.County
ShangraoPrefecture
JiangxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 58' 10'' North , 117° 40' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.96957,117.67708
GRN:
N20E73
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jingdezhen310,565 (2012)58.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
157478
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157478:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
金山金矿床, 金山金矿田, 德兴市, 上饶市, 江西省, 中国


Altered mylonite and quartz vein type gold deposit, hosted in a regional ultra-ductile shear zone. The altered mylonite ore bodies are larger than the quartz vein type ore bodies, but have lower average grades.

The ore bodies are mostly parallel to shear planes and are 1.2 to 6.0 m thick with an average thickness of 3.5 m. Ore bodies are predominantly located at shear zone bends, dilational jogs, and contacts between rocks with different competencies.
Model: orogenic quartz vein gold deposit

The Jinshan gold deposit is specifically hosted in the subordinate, nearly EW-trending Jinshan-Xijiang ductile–brittle shear zone, with kinematic indicators suggesting sinistral strike–slip motion synchronous with Middle Jurassic (ca. 167–161 Ma) regional tectono-magmatic events. Ore-hosting strata consist of the Mesoproterozoic Shuangqiaoshan Group, a greenschist facies metavolcaniclastic sequence striking 110–150° and dipping 10–35° NW. This group is subdivided into three lithostratigraphic: (1) the lower segment (Pt3shIII−1), ~300 m thick, comprises carbonaceous, sericite-, quartz-, and chlorite-bearing slates dominant in the southern orefield, constituting ~20% of the area and bounded by shear contacts; (2) the middle segment (Pt3shIII−2), the principal ore host (~500 m thick in the mine area), consists of tuffaceous, sandy, and silty phyllites intercalated with lenticular metabasalts, distributed in the northwestern and central sectors and in fault contact with the lower unit; and (3) the upper segment (Pt3shIII−3), >300 m thick, is characterized by medium- to thick-bedded gray silty slates with interbeds of sandy slate, tuffaceous slate, and metasandstone, occurring in the northeastern area and delimited by shear planes from the middle segment. The NE-trending F6 fault bisects the deposit into the western Wanjiawu segment and eastern Yangshan segment. Mineralization manifests as altered-rock (disseminated) style dominant in Wanjiawu (3–10 g/t Au) and auriferous quartz-vein style prevalent in Yangshan (5–20 g/t Au), both controlled by progressive ductile–brittle deformation within the shear zones. Six principal orebodies are delineated: I and II in the Wanjiawu shear zone, and III–VI in the Yangshan shear zone, collectively accounting for the ~200 t Au endowment.

The hydrothermal processes related to the mineralization in the Jinshan gold deposit can be divided into four stages:(1) quartz (Q1)-carbonate, (2) pyrite-quartz (Q2), (3) gold-polysulfide-quartz (Q3)-carbonate, and (4) carbonate-chlorite-quartz.

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31 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
Jiannian Zeng, Yongxiang Fan, and Tielong Tan (1998): Geology and Prospecting 34(1), 1-6
Guangzhou Mao, Renmin Hua, Jianfeng Gao, Weiqiang Li, Kuidong Zhao, Guangming Long, and Huijuan Lu (2009): Journal of Rare Earths 27(6), 1079-1087
Wang, Qingxiang, Deng, Teng, Xu, Deru, Lin, Yongfeng, Liu, Guanfa, Tang, Hongmei, Zhou, Longyue, Zhang, Jian (2024) Genetic association between carbonates and gold precipitation mechanisms in the Jinshan deposit, eastern Jiangnan orogen. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 136 (9). doi:10.1130/b37361.1
Wang, Danli; Zhang, Tao; Zhou, Minjuan; Zou, Shaohao; Chen, Xilian; Xu, Deru; Zhang, Yongwen; Yang, Cui (2026) Composition of Chlorite as a Proxy for Fluid Evolution and Gold Precipitation Mechanisms in the Jinshan Gold Deposit, Dexing District, South China. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030269
Zheng, Yi; Zhang, Guozheng; Yu, Pengpeng; Chen, Mengxuan; Zhang, Yuzhi; Chen, Xi (2026) Orogenic gold deposits in the Eastern South China Block: episodic gold enrichment driven by neoproterozoic to mesozoic multi-stage orogenies. Ore Geology Reviews, 197. p.107519. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107519
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Zhiqing Yu and Yongyong Sun (1986): Associated gold deposits in Jiangxi Province. Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 1-6 (in Chinese).
Jiannian Zeng, Yongxiang Fan, and Tielong Tan (1998): Structural ore-control characteristics of Jinshan gold deposit in Jiangxi Province. Geology and Prospecting 34(1), 1-6.
Keyong Wang, Yuliu Liang, and Zuoxiang Lu (1999): Geology and origin of the Jinshan gold deposit in Jiangxi and discussion on its genesis. Geology and Prospecting 35(2), 17-20.
Peizheng Li, Guoping Deng, Hong Tao, and Yanzhi Wu (1999): Analysis of tectonic evolution and major Cu(Au) polymetallic metallogenic series in northeast Jiangxi Province. Geotectonica et Metallogenia 23(4), 300-307 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Xiaofeng Li, Renmin Hua, and Jingwen Mao (2002): The platinum group elements evidence for origin of ore-forming mass in Jinshan gold deposit, Jiangxi Province. Geology and Prospecting 38(6), 13-16.
Li, X.F., Hua, R.M., Mao, J.W., Ji, J.F., and Wang, C.Z. (2003): A Study of Illite Kuebler Indexes and Chlorite "Crystallinities" with Respect to Shear Deformation and Alterations, Jinshan Gold Deposit, East China. Resource Geology 53(4), 283-292.
Zhiyuan Liu, Chengzhu Jin, and Ronghu Wang (2005): Origin and significance of silicalites in Jinshan gold deposit, Jiangxi Province. Geology and Prospecting 41(2), 41-45.
Guangzhou Mao, Renmin Hua, Jianfeng Gao-, Kuidong Zhao, Guangming Long, Huijuan Lu, and Junming Yao (2006): REE Composition and Trace Element Features of gold-bearing Pyrite in Jinshan Gold Deposit, Jiangxi Province. Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 25(4), 412-426 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Guangzhou Mao, Renmin Hua, Jianfeng Gao, Weiqiang Li, Kuidong Zhao, Guangming Long, and Huijuan Lu (2009): Existing forms of REE in gold-bearing pyrite of the Jinshan gold deposit, Jiangxi Province, China. Journal of Rare Earths 27(6), 1079-1087.
Xiaofeng Li, Xiankui Yi, and Heping Zhu (2009): Source of ore-forming fluids in Jinshan gold deposit of Dexing County: Constraints from microstructures and stable isotopes. Mineral Deposits 28(1), 42-52 (in Chinese with English abstract).
[3]Li, Xiaofeng, Wang, Chunzeng, Hua, Renmin, Wei, Xinglin (2010) Fluid origin and structural enhancement during mineralization of the Jinshan orogenic gold deposit, South China. Mineralium Deposita, 45 (6) 583-597 doi:10.1007/s00126-010-0293-8
[2]Wang, Qingxiang, Deng, Teng, Xu, Deru, Lin, Yongfeng, Liu, Guanfa, Tang, Hongmei, Zhou, Longyue, Zhang, Jian (2024) Genetic association between carbonates and gold precipitation mechanisms in the Jinshan deposit, eastern Jiangnan orogen. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 136 (9). doi:10.1130/b37361.1
Li, Yishan; Yang, Lin; Zhao, Shiyu; Qi, Xiaojun; Yan, Guolong; Lin, Yongfeng; Ma, Qiyi; Peng, Zhengxin (2026) Numerical modeling reveals formation mechanism of ore shoots in step-over zones of shear zone: A case study from Jinshan orogenic gold deposit, Jiangnan Orogen. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107300. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107300
[1]Wang, Danli; Zhang, Tao; Zhou, Minjuan; Zou, Shaohao; Chen, Xilian; Xu, Deru; Zhang, Yongwen; Yang, Cui (2026) Composition of Chlorite as a Proxy for Fluid Evolution and Gold Precipitation Mechanisms in the Jinshan Gold Deposit, Dexing District, South China. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030269
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