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Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore field, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, Chinai
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Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore fieldOre Field
Huize CountyCounty
QujingPrefecture
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° North , 103° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~73km
GRN:
N18E66
Type:
Ore Field
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Locality ID:
134609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134609:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
会泽锌铅(银)矿田, 会泽县, 曲靖市, 云南省, 中国


High-grade Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) Zn-Pb-(Ag) orefield.
The Huize Zn–Pb deposit is the largest Zn-Pb deposit in the Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou Pb–Zn metallogenic belt. It includes the Kuangshanchang, Qilingchang, and smaller Yinchangpo sub-districts, which are underground mines. More than 50 orebodies of various sizes are distributed in the Huize ore district, including 42 orebodies in the Kuangshanchang sub-district and 8 orebodies in the Qilingchang sub-district. Mineralization in the Huize deposit is hosted by Carboniferous dolostones and limestones. The lithology mainly contains limestone, dolomite, basalt, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, and siliceous rock.

The exposed strata in the mining area mainly include the Sinian (Ediacaran), Cambrian, Devonia, Carboniferous, and Permian. Among them, the ore-bearing strata are the gray to grayish-white thick-bedded medium-to-coarse-grained dolomite of the Baizuo Formation (C1b) of the Lower Carboniferous and the light gray to gray medium–to–thick-bedded siliceous dolomite of the Dengying Formation (Zbdn) of the Upper Sinian. The ore bodies are hosted within interlayer fault zones, trending NE, dipping SE, with a dip angle of 50° to 55°; the ore bodies extend up to 400 m in length and exceed 1700 m in vertical depth, occurring in a bed-like, sac-like, or lenticular shape etc..

Huize contains more than 8 Mt of Pb-Zn metals with an average grade >25 wt%. It is primarily hosted in the Qilinchang and Kuangshanchang ore blocks, with minor Xiaocaiyuan, Dashuijing, Xiaoheiji and Baikuangshan ore blocks (Fig. 2; Meng et al., 2019, Niu et al., 2024). In addition to Pb and Zn, the deposit also contains economically recoverable by-products, including Cd (233–488 g/t), Ag (46–100 g/t), and Ge (30–81 g/t), which are increasingly important for various industrial applications. Most ore bodies exhibit bedding-conformable, vein-like, lentoid, stockwork, and lenticular forms, and are distributed along interbedded faults and fractured zones. The boundaries and contact relationships between these Pb-Zn ore bodies and the wall rock suggest an epigenetic ore-forming process. Three distinct hydrothermal stages: (1) dolomite-pyrite veins, (2) sphalerite-galena veins, and (3) calcite veins

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32 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Argutite
Formula: GeO2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hopeite
Formula: ZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ 'UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSi'
Formula: Al9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
ⓘ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘStephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘMatildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘArgutite4.DB.05GeO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘPlumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHopeite8.CA.30ZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSi'-Al9(Ge,Si)4O20F3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSiAl9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSiAl9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSiAl9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSiAl9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2
Sⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
GeGermanium
Geⓘ ArgutiteGeO2
Geⓘ UM2008-32-GeO:AlFSiAl9(Ge,Si)4O20F3
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Native AntimonySb
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2

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References

Senning Tang (1984): Characteristics and metallogenic model of stratabound Pb-Zn deposits in northwestern Guizhou and northeastern Yunnan Provinces. Geology and Prospecting 24(12), 1-9 (in Chinese).
Chaoyang Li, Yuping Liu, Qian Zhang, Daohui Pi, Wenlan Zhang, and Jin Chen (2005): Discovery of antimony and distribution characteristics of associated elements in Huize Pb-Zn deposit. Mineral Deposits 24(1).
Runsheng Han, Zhilong Huang, Jin Chen, Gengsheng Ma, and Haijun Zhou (2005): S, Pb, C and O isotope evidences for deposit genesis in the Huize carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-(Ag) district, Yunnan, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement 69(10), Supplement 1, Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2005, A879.
Li, X.B., Huang, Z.L., Li, W.B., Zhang, Z.L., Yan, Z.F. (2006) Sulfur isotopic compositions of the Huize super-large Pb–Zn deposit, Yunnan Province, China: Implications for the source of sulfur in the ore-forming fluids. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 89 (1) 227-230 doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.12.017
Han, Run-Sheng; Liu, Cong-Qiang; Huang, Zhi-Long; Chen, Jin; Ma, De-Yun; Lei, Li; Ma, Geng-Sheng (2007) Geological features and origin of the Huize carbonate-hosted Zn–Pb–(Ag) District, Yunnan, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1-4). 360-383 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.03.003
Wenbo Li, Zhilong Huang, and Mudan Yin (2007): Isotope geochemistry of the Huize Zn-Pb ore field, Yunnan Province, Southwestern China: Implication for the sources of ore fluid and metals. Geochemical Journal 41(1), 65-81.
Lunwei Zhang, Zhilong Huang, and Xiaobiao Li (2008): Discovery of the independent mineral of germanium in the Huize large-scale Pb-Zn deposit, Yunnan Province, China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 28(1), 15-16
[4]Zhu, Chuanwei, Wen, Hanjie, Zhang, Yuxu, Huang, Zhilong, Cloquet, Christophe, Luais, Béatrice, Yang, Tao (2021) Cadmium isotopic constraints on metal sources in the Huize Zn–Pb deposit, SW China. Geoscience Frontiers, 12 (6) 101241pp. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101241
[1]Chen, Qi; Xia, Jisheng; Zhao, Zhifang; Zhou, Jiaxi; Zhu, Ruifeng; Zhang, Ruisi; Zhao, Xin; Chao, Jiangqin; Zhang, Xinle; Zhang, Gen (2022) Interpretation of hydrothermal alteration and structural framework of the Huize Pb–Zn deposit, SW China, using Sentinel-2, ASTER, and Gaofen-5 satellite data: Implications for Pb–Zn exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 150. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105154
[2]Liu, Yanhong, Han, Runsheng, Zhang, Yan, Chen, Yi, Wu, Jianbiao (2025) Coloration mechanism of Fe in sphalerite based on LA-ICP-MS and DFT: A case study of the Huize super-large Ge-rich Ag–Pb–Zn deposit in Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106550 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106550
[3]Niu, Pan-Pan; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Muñoz, Manuel; Trcera, Nicolas; Xiao, Shugang (2025) Cadmium-Fe-Mn coupling in sphalerite from MVT Pb-Zn deposits: Implications for critical metal Cd enrichment. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106880 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106880
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