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Maozhu mining area, Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maozhu mining area | Mining Area |
| Lingling District | District |
| Yongzhou | Prefecture-level City |
| Hunan | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° North , 111° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~43km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
ZK5903 borehole
Stratigraphic profiling of Well ZK5903 distinguishes five lithological units within the Gufeng Formation: (a) Basal unit (5.2 m thick): Massive dark-gray limestone; (b) Lower unit (5 m thick): Alternating gray limestone and siliceous rocks; (c) Middle unit (6.5 m thick): Red mudstone with intercalated micritic limestone, capped by a 1-m-thick Mn-enriched horizon marking the onset of Mn-carbonate precipitation; (d) Upper unit (2.2 m thick): Dark-gray Mn-bearing limestone interbedded with economic-grade Mn-ore layers, which represent the primary mineralization horizon; (e) Top unit (3.0 m thick): Dark-gray, organic-rich micritic limestones. The Mn ores are entirely confined to the limestone sequence of the upper unit, showing nearly identical color, bedding, and texture to the host rocks, despite their slightly higher specific gravity.
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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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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Micrite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
China
- Giant Sb metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Nanling metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Qin–Hang metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Southern China Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
Eurasian Plate
- Jiangnan OrogenShield
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate
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References
[1]Huang, Leqing; Zhang, Yi; Zeng, Zhifang; Gu, Gaoxu; Tan, Zhaozhao; Sun, Longyan; Xu, Junwei; Liao, Zhiwei (2026) Sedimentary facies control on Mn-carbonate mineral precipitation pathways in the Middle Permian Qiling Basin, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 191. 107191 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107191
