Log In
Zhaojue copper mine, Sikai, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zhaojue copper mine | Mine |
| Sikai | - not defined - |
| Zhaojue County | County |
| Liangshan Yi | Autonomous Prefecture |
| Sichuan | Province |
| China | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 51' 25'' North , 102° 40' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xichang | 126,787 (2012) | 41.3km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
昭觉铜矿, 四开乡, 昭觉县, 凉山彝族自治州, 四川省, 中国
An opencast low grade copper deposit (3%) in sandstone.
Mineral specimens were nothing to write home about (and didn't make the cabinet), but the real surprise was the dinosaur footprints.
A paper describing the footprints seen in the photos is presented in: Cretaceous Research Volume 52, Part A, January 2015, Pages 138–152 -
Re-description of the partially collapsed Early Cretaceous Zhaojue dinosaur tracksite (Sichuan Province, China) by using previously registered video coverage. By Lida Xing et al
These have also recently been written about at the links below, you'll need google translate unless you read Chinese.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Emeishan TrapsLarge Igneous Province
China
- Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western Yangtze CratonCraton
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Zhaojue copper mine, Sikai, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China