Banded iron formation (BIF) in the Wutaishan Archean greenstone belt. The BIF also hosts stratabound gold ore bodies that are controlled by secondary faults.

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Lvliang-Taihang Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
North China OrogenOrogen

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

North China Craton
- Yanshan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt

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References

Fengxian Jiang (2010): A tentative discussion on structural ore-controlling regularity and main types of gold deposits in Wutai Mountain greenstone belt. Mineral Deposits 29(3), 529-540 (in Chinese with English abstract).

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Zhangxianbao Fe-Au deposit, Dai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China i
Regional Level Types
Zhangxianbao Fe-Au deposit Deposit
Dai Co. County
Xinzhou Prefecture-level City
Shanxi Province
China Country