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Xiagou Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban ore field, Qilian Co., Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Xiagou Pb-Zn-Cu depositDeposit
Guomisi-Gadaban ore fieldOre Field
Qilian Co.County
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
QinghaiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
38° North , 99° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~158km
GRN:
N26E57
Type:
Deposit
Mindat Locality ID:
260899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260899:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
下沟铅锌铜矿, 郭米寺-尕大坂矿田, 祁连县 (ཆི་ལེན་རྫོང་), 海北藏族自治州, 青海省, 中国


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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'var. Zinc-bearing Tennantite'2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Dezhi Cao, Yude Wang, Zhanlan Ma, and Renfu Zhao (2006): Geological characteristics and prospecting model of the Guomis-Gadaban [sic] metallogenic zone. Northwestern Geology 39(3), 12-19 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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