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Gongbei Au deposit, Dashui Au ore field, Maqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gongbei Au deposit | Deposit |
| Dashui Au ore field | Ore Field |
| Maqu Co. | County |
| Gannan | Prefecture |
| Gansu | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 2' 53'' North , 102° 12' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Carlin-like gold deposit, hosted in Middle Triassic carbonate rocks, and related to a Mesozoic granodiorite intrusion.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
- Tibetan PlateauPlateau
China
- Qinghai
- East Kunlun Orogenic BeltMetamorphic belt
- Qinling Metallogenic BeltMineral Belt
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Kunlun/South Qilian Fold BeltVolcanic Arc
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References
Mao, Jingwen, Qiu, Yumin, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhaochong, Garwin, Steve, Fengshou, Ren (2002) Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 352-377 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0249-0
Li, Nan; Yang, Li-Qiang; Groves, David I.; Li, Hai-Xian; Liu, Xing-Wu; Liu, Ji; Ye, Ying; Li, Hong-Rui; Liu, Chun-Xian; Yin, Chao (2020) Tectonic and district to deposit-scale structural controls on the Ge’erke orogenic gold deposit within the Dashui-Zhongqu District, West Qinling Belt, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 120. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103436
