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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 55' 13'' North , 123° 13' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zhengjiatun93,666 (2012)51.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
437696
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437696:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The sedimentary strata exposed by drilling in the mining area include the Upper Cretaceous Qingshankou (K2qn), Yaojia (K2y), Nenjiang (K2n), Sifangtai (K2s) Fms, Neogene Taikang Fm (N2t), and the Quaternary (Q). The uranium mineralization occurs in the red mottled sedimentary construction of the Lower Yaojia Fm. The upper and lower oxidized zones and reduced zones can be identified vertically. The ore-controlling gray sandstones are surrounded by red mottled oxidized sandstones, and the orebody mainly occurs in the medium-fine-grained gray sandstones and is a multi-stratiform and tabular-shaped orebody.

Six types of alteration minerals have been identified in the Lower Yaojia Formation of the Hailijing uranium deposit. These include hematitization, limonitization, carbonatization, pyritization, clayization, and baritization.

The U-mineralization zone in the Hailijin uranium deposit strikes approximately north–south, with a length of about 4.5 km and a width ranging from 0.6 to 2 km. The ore bodies also strike approximately north–south and occur at depths between 549 and 622 m, with individual ore layers ranging in thickness from 0.1 to 18.8 m, and shown as multilayered tabular. The U-mineralization is exclusively hosted within the lower member of the Upper Cretaceous Yaojia Formation (K2y1), a braided river “red-mottled” sedimentary formation. Vertically, this formation displays a well-developed multi-cyclical sequence: the base comprises alluvial fan facies (conglomerates and glutenites), the middle consists of channel subfacies dominated by mid-channel bar microfacies (medium-to-fine sandstones), and the top transitions into floodplain subfacies characterized by purplish-red mudstones. This porous and heterogeneous channel-fill sequence provided an ideal reservoir for fluid migration and subsequent U precipitation. The grade of U-ores varies from 0.02231% to 37.75%, with an average grade of 0.3963%.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
'Chlorite Group'
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
References:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
'Feldspar Group'
References:
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
References:
'K Feldspar'
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
References:
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Organic material'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
References:
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Organic material'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O UraniniteUO2
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

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