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Danaopo deposit, Limei ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Danaopo depositDeposit
Limei ore districtDistrict
Huayuan Pb-Zn ore fieldOre Field
Huayuan Co.County
XiangxiPrefecture
HunanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 31' 59'' North , 109° 22' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Qianzhou102,332 (2013)41.7km
Dehang2,567 (2010)47.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
422292
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422292:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Limei and Danaopo Pb-Zn deposits are epigenetic type and controlled by the faults and reefal mounds. The ores occur primarily as open-space filling of voids, breccia cement, and replacement of the host limestone. These ores are layered/laminated dominated and low- to medium-grade (∼4 wt%), with multiple generations of sulfides, carbonates, barite, and minor fluorite.

The Danaopo deposit is a recently discovered Cd-Ge-bearing Zn-Pb deposit with identified Zn + Pb of approximately 4.57 Mt, making it one of the largest deposits in the Huayuan orefield. The Zn-Pb orebodies are located in the algal limestone of the Lower Cambrian Qingxudong Formation (Fm) and the formation and distribution of these orebodies are primarily dominated by the Huayuan-Zhangjiajie regional fault. Twenty-five Zn-Pb orebodies at Danaopo have been identified as stratoid and lenticular shapes, containing approximately 150 Mt ore with an average of 3.1% Zn + Pb. These orebodies include mainly sulfide ores with minor oxide ores. There are three mineralization stages that make up the hydrothermal ore-forming period, i.e., early (I), major (II), and late (III) ore-stage.

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8 valid minerals.

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Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Petroleum'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Eurasian Plate
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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