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Dayanzi PGE deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, Chinai
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Dayanzi PGE depositDeposit
Huili CountyCounty
Liangshan YiAutonomous Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° North , 102° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~73km
GRN:
N18E65
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Locality ID:
21221
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21221:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
大岩子铂族元素矿, 会理县, 凉山彝族自治州, 四川省, 中国


Intrusion-related, fault-controlled, disseminated (1-20 g/t PGE) low sulphide Cu-Ni-bearing PGE deposit, hosted along the contact zone between marbles and a mafic intrusion.

Located about 3 km north of Huili.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Borovskite
Formula: Pd3SbTe4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘGold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘPlatinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘMoncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
ⓘBorovskite2.LA.60Pd3SbTe4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ BorovskitePd3SbTe4
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BorovskitePd3SbTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ BorovskitePd3SbTe4
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptⓘ PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2

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References

Guangdi Zhang, Jiuling Li, Qunyao Xiong, Feng Qi, and Mingguo Zeng (2002): Initial studies of mineralization and its genesis of Dayanzi PGE deposit in Huili County of Sichuan Province, China. Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 763-766 (in Chinese with English title).
Yao, Y., and Viljoen, M.J. (2003): Intrusion-hosted PGE mineralization in the Sichuan Province, China. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2003, A650.
Wang Denghong, Qu Wenjun, Li Chunjie, Li Jiankang, Fu Deming, Fu Xiaofang, and Zhao Zhigang (2006): Geological and Geochemical Features of the Dayanzi Pt-Pd Deposit, Huili, Sichuan and Its Implication for Prospecting. Geological Review 52(2), 219-223.
Liguo Guo, Yuping Liu, Wenchao Su, Guofu Zhou, Lin Ye, and Wei Xu (2006): Characteristics of Low Temperature PGE-Mineralization in Dayanzi, Sichuan Province, China: Evidence form BSE and ES Microanalysis. Acta Mineralogica Sinica [Kuangwu Xuebao] 26(2), 203-209.
Hangxin Cheng, Chuandong Zhao, Guangmin Zhuang, Yinhan Liu, Haifeng Nie, and Lu Qi (2007): Primary geochemical anomaly and blind ore prospecting in the Dayanzi Pt-Pd deposit, Sichuan Province. Geology and Prospecting 43(4), 56-60.
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