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Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
SanguozhuangGroup of Villages
Dongchuan DistrictDistrict
KunmingPrefecture-level City
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 7' 36'' North , 103° 0' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
416907
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:416907:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


According to the Mineralienatlas website (see link below) the discovery area (several small pits) is approximately 8 km SW of Tangdan and 3 km S of Lanniping at an altitude of between 3,000 and 3,500 m.

Between 1960 and 2000, 480,000 tonnes of copper were produced here, with the concentrates also containing silver and gold.

Veszelyite, dongchuanite, cuprodongchuanite etc. were found in sandstone fractures around Cu ore veins and clearly of supergene origin.

The origin Cu-Pb-Zn minerals here are mainly galena, covellite, and tetrahedrite group minerals.

This ore field, one of China’s most significant copper deposits, has been crucial for copper production and coin minting since the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE). Its significance was particularly notable during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912 CE). The area is characterized by sedimentary rock-hosted, strata-bound copper deposits, with predominantly disseminated and veinlet copper sulphides.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

40 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Arsendescloizite
Formula: PbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Daniel Hummer CollectionIdentified by Daniel Hummer: XRD
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
References:
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprodongchuanite (TL)
Formula: Pb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Type Locality:
Dongchuanite
Formula: Pb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
'Dongchuanite Group'
Formula: A4 BB2[(T1)O4]2[(T2)O4]2Y2
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Evansite
Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goldhillite
Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Daniel Hummer CollectionIdentified by Daniel Hummer: XRD
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Kipushite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Philipsburgite
Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
'Pyrobitumen'
'Pyrobitumen var. Shungite (1)'
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
References:
Daniel Hummer CollectionIdentified by Daniel Hummer: XRD
Qiumingite (TL)
Formula: Pb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
Type Locality:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scholzite
Formula: CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tennantite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Theisite
Formula: Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Tsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Veszelyite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Ziesite
Formula: β-Cu2(V2O7)
References:
Daniel Hummer CollectionIdentified by Daniel Hummer: XRD
Zincolibethenite
Formula: CuZn(PO4)(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Tennantite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Qiumingite (TL)8.B0.Pb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
Zincolibethenite8.BB.30CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Theisite8.BE.75Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Dongchuanite8.BG.Pb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Cuprodongchuanite (TL)8.BG.Pb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Tsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Arsendescloizite8.BH.35PbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Scholzite8.CA.45CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Kipushite8.DE.(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Goldhillite8.DE.Cu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Veszelyite8.DE.30(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Philipsburgite8.DE.35Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Evansite8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Ziesite8.FA.10β-Cu2(V2O7)
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Pyrobitumen
var. Shungite (1)'
-
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'Dongchuanite Group'-A4 BB2[(T1)O4]2[(T2)O4]2Y2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
H TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
H TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
H Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
H GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
H DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
H CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
O TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
O Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
O Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
O GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
O DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
O CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
O Dongchuanite GroupA4 BB2[(T1)O4]2[(T2)O4]2Y2
O QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
P Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
P PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
P TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
P Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
P ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
P DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
P CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
P QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
SSulfur
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
S Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
V Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Cu TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cu Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Cu Ziesiteβ-Cu2(V2O7)
Cu ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
Cu Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Cu Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Cu GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Cu CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Zn PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Zn ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Zn Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Zn ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
Zn Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Zn Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Zn Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Zn GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Zn DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Zn CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Zn QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
AsArsenic
As ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
As BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
As CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
As TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
As Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
As GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
AgSilver
Ag Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sb TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Sb Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Sb Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Sb QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
PbLead
Pb ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Pb BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pb DongchuanitePb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Pb CuprodongchuanitePb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2
Pb QiumingitePb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14

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