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Muyouchang Mine, Wuchuan County, Zunyi, Guizhou, Chinai
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Muyouchang MineMine
Wuchuan CountyCounty
ZunyiPrefecture-level City
GuizhouProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 34' North , 107° 48' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.56667,107.80000
GRN:
N20E67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
187337
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187337:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
木油厂汞矿, 务川仡佬族苗族自治县, 遵义市, 贵州省, 中国


Stratabound mercury deposit, hosted in carbonate rocks along a regional fault zone.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Crystals to 5 mm
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Dezhong Zhou, Jianquan Mao, and Guozhen Yang (1982): The classification of structural domains and structural zones of mercury ore deposits in Guizhou Province. Mineral Deposits 1(1), 43-50 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yonghong Zhu, Shihui Xu, Qilun Wang, and Chenglin Zhu (2012): Geological characteristics and metallogenic model of the Muyouchang orefield in the Wuchuan mercury mineralization belt, Guizhou Province. Geology and Exploration 48(1), 38-48 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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