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Upper Wang River Placer Gold Deposit, Wang Nuea District, Lampang Province, Thailandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Upper Wang River Placer Gold Deposit | Placer |
| Wang Nuea District | Placer |
| Lampang Province | Province |
| Thailand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 15' 18'' North , 99° 38' 5'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mae Chai | 5,094 (2013) | 21.3km |
| Phayao | 21,058 (2012) | 26.6km |
| Dok Kham Tai | 23,824 (2012) | 39.0km |
| Pa Daet | 13,624 (2012) | 46.6km |
The study area is located in the upper reaches of the Wang River, Wang Nua District, Lampang Province, northern Thailand. The drainage basin contains granitoid intrusions, metasedimentary and metamorphic rocks, volcanic rocks, and unconsolidated Quaternary alluvial deposits. Under tropical climatic conditions, weathering and erosion release detrital rutile, zircon, magnetite, and other resistant minerals from these different lithologies, whereas native gold is most plausibly liberated from hydrothermal quartz-vein and/or sulfide mineralization hosted by or associated with the bedrock units. The alluvial assemblage therefore combines minerals that differ in both their primary sources and formation conditions.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Ferrian Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe,Ti)2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ferropseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2+Ti4+2O5 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
[1]Kim, Taeyoup; Kim, Yeongmin; Lim, Dahye; Lee, Insung; Jeon, Yongmun; Kim, Cheolhong; Lim, Chungwan (2026) Integrated Provenance of the Upper Wang River Placer Gold Deposit, Northern Thailand: Constraints from Placer Gold Characteristics and Rutile–Zircon–Magnetite Geochemistry. Minerals, 16 (10). doi:10.3390/min16100968
