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Xiaojie Au-Cu deposit, Huidong County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, Chinai
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Xiaojie Au-Cu depositDeposit
Huidong CountyCounty
Liangshan YiAutonomous Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° North , 102° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~41km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
228453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228453:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Quartz vein-type gold deposit, hosted in Proterozoic greenschists.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
var. Küstelite1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag Native Silver var. KüsteliteAg
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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