Yuan river placers (Yuanjiang placers), Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yuan river placers (Yuanjiang placers) | Group of Placers |
| Yuanling Co. | County |
| Huaihua | Prefecture-level City |
| Hunan | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° North , 110° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~60km
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Diamond-bearing placers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yuan river, where it flows through a Mesozoic-Cenozoic basin.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Yuanjiangite (TL) Formula: AuSn Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Yuanjiangite (TL) | 1.AC.15 | AuSn |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Yuanjiangite | AuSn |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Yuanjiangite | AuSn |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Localities in this Region
- Hunan
- Huaihua
- Yuanling Co.
- Yuan river placers (Yuanjiang placers)
- Yuanling Co.
- Huaihua
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
China
- Giant Sb metallogenic beltMineral Belt
Eurasian Plate
- Eastern Yangtze CratonCraton
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate
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