Zhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zhugongtang Pb-Zn Deposit | Deposit |
| Hezhang County | County |
| Bijie | Prefecture |
| Guizhou | Province |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 4' 0'' North , 104° 37' 59'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Weining | 56,744 (2012) | 46.4km |
| Liupanshui | 251,900 (2014) | 56.1km |
Lead–zinc orebodies in this area occur as stratiform, lenticular, and steeply dipping veins inside the NW-trending F1 and F2 faults, as well as in the interlayer fracture zones.
The Zhugongtang deposit, hosted by Devonian to Permian carbonate rocks, comprises major ore bodies that can be divided into three types: stratiform, steeply dipping veins, and lenticular. The steeply dipping vein ore bodies occur along faults, the nearly bedded ore bodies occur in interlayer fracture zones, and the lenticular ore bodies occur in dissolution pores. Eight mineralization zones (Ⅰ to VIII), including 92 ore bodies, have been identified in the area of the Zhugongtang deposit. The largest ore body (I-1), in the F1 fault zone, is 2300 m long and 300 m wide, 0.63–64.65 m thick, and has an average grade of 2.95 wt% Pb and 8.83 wt% Zn. Ore bodies in the Zhugongtang deposit contain>3.5 Mt of Zn–Pb ore with grades of 0.03–12.19 wt% Pb and 0.09–35.04 wt% Zn. The Zhugongtang ores also contain trace amounts of Ge, Se, Cd, Cu, and Ag metals, likely hosted by sphalerite and galena. Gold symbiosis is evident in some ore bodies.
The Zhugongtang deposit, hosted by Devonian to Permian carbonate rocks, comprises major ore bodies that can be divided into three types: stratiform, steeply dipping veins, and lenticular. The steeply dipping vein ore bodies occur along faults, the nearly bedded ore bodies occur in interlayer fracture zones, and the lenticular ore bodies occur in dissolution pores. Eight mineralization zones (Ⅰ to VIII), including 92 ore bodies, have been identified in the area of the Zhugongtang deposit. The largest ore body (I-1), in the F1 fault zone, is 2300 m long and 300 m wide, 0.63–64.65 m thick, and has an average grade of 2.95 wt% Pb and 8.83 wt% Zn. Ore bodies in the Zhugongtang deposit contain>3.5 Mt of Zn–Pb ore with grades of 0.03–12.19 wt% Pb and 0.09–35.04 wt% Zn. The Zhugongtang ores also contain trace amounts of Ge, Se, Cd, Cu, and Ag metals, likely hosted by sphalerite and galena. Gold symbiosis is evident in some ore bodies.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Gratonite | 2.JB.55 | Pb9As4S15 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gratonite | Pb9As4S15 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Gratonite | Pb9As4S15 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Gratonite | Pb9As4S15 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Emeishan TrapsLarge Igneous Province
China
- Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Li Mineral BeltMineral Belt
- Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western Yangtze CratonCraton
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References
Pitiya, Regean, Lu, Mao, Chen, Rujun, Nong, Guanhai, Chen, Siwen, Yao, Hongchun, Shen, Ruijie, Jiang, Enhua (2022) Audio Magnetotellurics Study of the Geoelectric Structure across the Zhugongtang Giant Lead–Zinc Deposit, NW Guizhou Province, China. Minerals, 12 (12) 1552 doi:10.3390/min12121552
[1]Liu, Yu; He, Liang-Lun; Yang, Kun-Guang; Ali, Polat; Zhou, Qi; Wu, Pan; Wu, Da-Wen; Wang, Jun; Cai, Jing-Chen (2022) Constraints of C-H-O-S-Pb isotopes and fluid inclusions on the origin of the giant Zhugongtang carbonate-hosted Pb–Zn deposit in South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 151. p.105192. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105192
