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Liaotun Au deposit, Bama Yao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Liaotun Au depositDeposit
Bama Yao Autonomous CountyAutonomous County
HechiPrefecture
GuangxiAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 13' 15'' North , 107° 2' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
24.22086,107.04711
GRN:
N17E69
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Baise City90,603 (2013)56.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
256017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256017:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
料屯金矿, 巴马瑶族自治县, 河池市, 广西壮族自治区, 中国


Carlin-type gold deposit.
The deposit consists of five orebodies and the largest orebody (No. I) is cut off by the later Yanshanian quartz porphyry vein from the middle and respectively named as I-1 and I-2.

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite
Formula: Fe(S,As)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘvar. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite2.EB.05aFe(S,As)2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Maohong Chen, Yan Zhang, Youyan Meng, Gang Lu, and Suqiao Liu (2014): Determination of upper limit of metallogenic epoch of Liaotun gold deposit in western Guangxi and its implications for chronology of Carlin-type gold deposits in Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi "golden triangle" area. Mineral Deposits 33(1), 1-13 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Hu, R., Pang, B., Bai, X., Brouwer, F.M., Bai, L., Liu, X., Li, Y., Xu, J. and Qiu, H., (2022) Progressive crushing 40Ar/39Ar dating of a gold-bearing quartz vein from the Liaotun Carlin-type gold deposit, Guangxi, southern China. Scientific Reports, 12(1), pp.1-11.
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