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Guangshigou U deposit, Shangnan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, Chinai
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Guangshigou U depositDeposit
Shangnan CountyCounty
ShangluoPrefecture
ShaanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 37' 12'' North , 110° 46' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.62018,110.78311
GeoHash:
G#: wmyz2bmg9
GRN:
N23E66
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
210650
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210650:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Uraniferous granite pegmatite. >3000 t U metal

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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
Dahlkamp, Franz J. (2009) Uranium Deposits of the World - Asia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-78558-3pp.31-156
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘThorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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References

Dahlkamp, Franz J. (2009) Uranium Deposits of the World - Asia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-78558-3pp.31-156
Yuan, F., Jiang, S. Y., Liu, J., Zhang, S., Xiao, Z., Liu, G., & Hu, X. (2019). Geochronology and Geochemistry of Uraninite and Coffinite: Insights into Ore-Forming Process in the Pegmatite-Hosted Uraniferous Province, North Qinling, Central China. Minerals, 9(9), 552.
Guo, G., Bonnetti, C., Zhang, Z., Li, G., Yan, Z., Wu, J., ... & Wu, B. (2021). SIMS U-Pb Dating of Uraninite from the Guangshigou Uranium Deposit: Constraints on the Paleozoic Pegmatite-Type Uranium Mineralization in North Qinling Orogen, China. Minerals, 11(4), 402.
Wu, Bin, Christophe Bonnetti, Yue Liu, Zhan-Shi Zhang, Guo-Lin Guo, Guang-Lai Li, Yin-Qiu Hu, and Zhao-Yan Yan. (2021) "Uraninite from the Guangshigou Pegmatite-Type Uranium Deposit in the North Qinling Orogen, Central China: Its Occurrence, Alteration and Implications for Post-Caledonian Uranium Circulation" Minerals 11, no. 7: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070729
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