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Nanhua As-Tl deposit, Nanhua County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, Chinai
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Nanhua As-Tl depositDeposit
Nanhua CountyCounty
ChuxiongPrefecture
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° North , 101° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~48km
GRN:
N17E65
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Locality ID:
134620
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134620:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
南华铊砷矿, 南华县, 楚雄彝族自治州, 云南省, 中国


Low-temperature arsenic-thallium deposit.

The deposit formed by bio-metallogenesis (involving the enrichment of TI in micro-paleo-animals in rocks and ores, bio-fossil casts in TI-rich ores, the involvement of bio-sulfur in minerogenesis and the enrichment of bio-genetic organic carbon in TI ores) and subsequent hydrothermal reworking (Zhang et al., 2007).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Ellisite
Formula: Tl3AsS3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hutchinsonite
Formula: TlPbAs5S9
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Picotpaulite
Formula: TlFe2S3
ⓘ Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite
Formula: (Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPicotpaulite2.CB.60TlFe2S3
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘvar. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite2.EB.05a(Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
ⓘHutchinsonite2.HD.45TlPbAs5S9
ⓘEllisite2.JC.05Tl3AsS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPicropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ EllisiteTl3AsS3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HutchinsoniteTlPbAs5S9
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PicotpauliteTlFe2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PicotpauliteTlFe2S3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EllisiteTl3AsS3
Asⓘ HutchinsoniteTlPbAs5S9
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Asⓘ Pyrite var. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
TlThallium
Tlⓘ EllisiteTl3AsS3
Tlⓘ HutchinsoniteTlPbAs5S9
Tlⓘ PicotpauliteTlFe2S3
Tlⓘ Pyrite var. Thallium- and Arsenic-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Tl)(S,As)2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ HutchinsoniteTlPbAs5S9

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References

Zhang Zhong, Long Jiangping, and Zhang Baogui (1992): The mode of occurrence of Tl and related problems in the Nanhua realgar deposit. Annual Report of the Open Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Seismological Press, p. 185-190.
Zhang Zhong and Long Jiangping (1994): Thallium in Au-, Hg-, As- and Sb-deposits in China. Dizhi Zhaokuang Luncong (Review of Geology and Prospecting), 9, 67-74 (in Chinese).
Baogui Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Guohong Gong, Sanxue Wang, and Mingzai Wang (1995): A study on hutchinsonite (PbTlAs5S9) discovered in China. Kuangwu Xuebao (Acta Mineralogica Sinica) 15(2), 138-143.
Zhang Zhong et al. (1996): Thallium in Low Temperature Ore Deposits, China. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 15(1), 87-96 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Zhang, Zhong; Zhang, Xingmao; Zhang, Baogui; Chen, Yanyu; Gong, Guohong (1996): Typomorphic characteristics of realgar in the Nanhua As-Tl deposit. Kuangwu Xuebao 16(3), 315-320 (in Chinese).
Baogui Zhang, Sanxue Wang, Zhong Zhang, and Mingzai Wang (1998): A study on thallium pyrite, (Fe,Tl)(S,As)2, discovered in Nanhua Tl-As deposit in China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 18(2), 174-178.
Zhang Xingmao (1998): Nanhua Arsenic-Thallium Deposit and Its Environmental Geochemistry in Yunnan. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 1998(1), 13.
Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xingmao, and Zhang Baogui (1998): Elemental geochemistry and metallogenic model of Nanhua As-TI deposit in Yunnan Province, China. Geochimica 27(3), 269-275 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Zhang, Zhong; Zhang, Xingmao; Zhang, Baogui (1999): Alkali metal, alkali earth and rare earth geochemistry of the Nanhua As-Tl deposit, Yunnan. Kuangwu Xuebao 19(1), 112-119 (in Chinese).
Zhang Zhong, Chen Guoli, Zhang Baogui, Chen Yecai, and Zhang Xingmao (2000): The Lanmuchang Tl deposit and its environmental geochemistry. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 43 (1), 50-62.
Zhang Zhong, Zhang Baogui, Hu Jing, Yao Linbo, and Tian Yifu (2007): A preliminary discussion on the bio-metallogenesis of Tl deposits in the low-temperature minerogenetic province of southwestern China. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 50(3), 359-370.
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