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Wusihe deposits, Hanyuan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wusihe deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Hanyuan County | County |
| Ya'an | Prefecture-level City |
| Sichuan | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° North , 102° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~43km
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
MVT deposits.
Most ore bodies of the Wusihe deposits are hosted by siliceous dolomite of the Dengying Formation, and a small number of ore bodies are hosted by carbonaceous shale of the lower Cambrian Qiongzusi Formation. The Dengying Formation is in conformable contact with the underlying sandstone of the Guanyinya Formation.
The Wusihe deposit (with more than 3.7 Mt. of Zn and Pb at a grade of 8.6% Zn and 2.0% Pb) is the largest known and the only currently mined deposit.
Most ore bodies of the Wusihe deposits are hosted by siliceous dolomite of the Dengying Formation, and a small number of ore bodies are hosted by carbonaceous shale of the lower Cambrian Qiongzusi Formation. The Dengying Formation is in conformable contact with the underlying sandstone of the Guanyinya Formation.
The Wusihe deposit (with more than 3.7 Mt. of Zn and Pb at a grade of 8.6% Zn and 2.0% Pb) is the largest known and the only currently mined deposit.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Ruizhongite (TL) | 2.CB. | (Ag2◻)Pb3Ge2S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Jordanite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ | Wenqingite (TL) | 2.LB. | Pb5(AsS3)2(Ge2S6) |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Argutite | 4.DB.05 | GeO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Adamantane' | - | C10H16 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | Wusiheite (TL) | - | BaGe(Ge3O9) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Sichuan
- Ya'an
- Hanyuan County
- Ya'an
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Tibetan PlateauPlateau
China
- Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Sichuan
- Dadu River Valley Zn–Pb ore beltMineral Belt
- Sichuan Basin Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western Yangtze CratonCraton
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References
[1]Xiong, Suo-Fei, Gong, Yong-Jun, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Zhang, Xiao-Jing, Li, Qian, Zeng, Guo-Ping (2018) Ore genesis of the Wusihe carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit in the Dadu River Valley district, Yangtze Block, SW China: evidence from ore geology, S-Pb isotopes, and sphalerite Rb-Sr dating. Mineralium Deposita, 53 (7) 967-979 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0776-y
