Kuruktag Mountains, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kuruktag Mountains | Mine (Inactive) |
| Shanshan Co. | County |
| Turpan | Prefecture |
| Xinjiang | Autonomous Region |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 29' 59'' North , 89° 59' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
2009
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kuruktag Mts., Xinjiang, China
This locality is often mislabelled as "Jianshan Mine", but after research and contacted the person in charge of the wulfenite finds here, it is another different locality at the uplifted ravine surrounded by Gobi, and it's different from the famous Jianshan Mine.
Jianshan Mine has been produced wulfenite since 2003 while Kuruktag Mountains has only started mining since 2009 till 2013 according to the miner, Mr. Chen. (Statement proved by miner himself as well as Chinese mineral dealer John from mineralcrystal.com.)
In most circumstances, wulfenite from the famous Jianshan Mine is more likely to be in red while those from Kuruktag Mountains are usually in orange and in bladed morphology, while red can be seen as well but not much.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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Kuruktag Mountains, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China