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Xihucun Mn deposit (Hsihutsun Mn deposit), Changping District, Beijing, Chinai
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Xihucun Mn deposit (Hsihutsun Mn deposit)Deposit
Changping DistrictDistrict
BeijingMunicipality
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 116° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~32km
GRN:
N27E65
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dwa : Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
158398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158398:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
西湖村锰矿床, 昌平区, 北京市, 中国


Rhodonite-bearing veins of granite-aplite with silver-manganese mineralization, associated with continental volcanic-subvolcanic rocks.

A "hsihutsunite" (rhodonite) specimen in the collection of Dr. Toyofumi Yoshimura, manganese ore specialist at Kyushu University, was labelled as coming from Hsihutsun mine "north of Peiping" (name for Beijing used in the 1930s and 1940s). Likewise, "Hsihutsun" is the antiquated spelling of what becomes "Xihucun" (meaning Xihu village) in the Pinyin transliteration that is in use nowadays.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘvar. Hsihutsunite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn(Si5O15)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Rhodonite var. HsihutsuniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Rhodonite var. HsihutsuniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caⓘ Rhodonite var. HsihutsuniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ Rhodonite var. HsihutsuniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)

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References

Wang, C.C. (1936): The rhodonite veins of Hsihutsun, Changping District, north of Peiping. Bulletin of the Geological Society of China 15(1), 87-98.
Jiuling Zhang (1982): Geological features and prospecting directions of the main types of foreign and domestic manganese deposits. Geology and Prospecting 18(2), 26-40.
Shouquan Zhu (1994): Origin and application of Gaoming Mn deposit. Geology and Prospecting 30(6), 15-18.
Chaoyang Li, Tiegeng Liu, Lin Ye, Weiguang Zhu, and Hailin Deng (2003): Large and superlarge silver deposits associated with volcanic rocks in China. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 46, Supplement 1, 84-98.
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