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Anfangba Au deposit, Qingchuan Co., Guangyuan, Sichuan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Anfangba Au depositDeposit
Qingchuan Co.County
GuangyuanPrefecture-level City
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 24' 24'' North , 105° 17' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
417228
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417228:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Within the western Qingling Orogen.

Host: Middle Triassic metamorphosed (pumpellyite-actinolite facies) turbidites.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Joséite-A
Formula: Bi4TeS2
Joséite-B
Formula: Bi4Te2S
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Nevskite
Formula: Bi(Se,S)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Skinnerite
Formula: Cu3SbS3
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Joséite-A2.DC.05Bi4TeS2
Joséite-B2.DC.05Bi4Te2S
Nevskite2.DC.05Bi(Se,S)
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Skinnerite2.GA.20Cu3SbS3
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S Joséite-ABi4TeS2
S Joséite-BBi4Te2S
S NevskiteBi(Se,S)
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SkinneriteCu3SbS3
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu SkinneriteCu3SbS3
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SeSelenium
Se NevskiteBi(Se,S)
AgSilver
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sb SkinneriteCu3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te Joséite-ABi4TeS2
Te Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
Bi Joséite-ABi4TeS2
Bi Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Bi NevskiteBi(Se,S)
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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